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Document 62017TA0418
Case T-418/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2018 — Eduard Meier v EUIPO — Calzaturificio Elisabet (Safari Club) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Safari Club — Earlier national figurative mark WS Walk Safari — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-418/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2018 — Eduard Meier v EUIPO — Calzaturificio Elisabet (Safari Club) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Safari Club — Earlier national figurative mark WS Walk Safari — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-418/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2018 — Eduard Meier v EUIPO — Calzaturificio Elisabet (Safari Club) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Safari Club — Earlier national figurative mark WS Walk Safari — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 392, 29.10.2018, p. 28–28
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- Date of document:
- 13/09/2018
- Date lodged:
- 04/07/2017
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- English
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - successful, Action for annulment - unfounded
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29.10.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 392/28 |
Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2018 — Eduard Meier v EUIPO — Calzaturificio Elisabet (Safari Club)
(Case T-418/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Safari Club - Earlier national figurative mark WS Walk Safari - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 392/34)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Eduard Meier GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by S. Schicker and M. Knitter, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Calzaturificio Elisabet Srl (Monte Urano, Italy)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 May 2017 (Case R 1158/2016-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Calzaturificio Elisabet and Eduard Meier.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 May 2017 (Case R 1158/2016-4), in so far as it upheld the opposition to registration of the EU word mark Safari Club for the goods ‘game bags’ and ‘clothing for hunting, clothing and hunting boots’; |
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2. |
Dismisses the remainder of the action; |
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3. |
Orders each party to bear its own costs. |
