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Document 62017TA0045
Case T-45/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Kwang Yang Motor v EUIPO — Schmidt (CK1) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark CK1 — Earlier EU figurative mark CK — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-45/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Kwang Yang Motor v EUIPO — Schmidt (CK1) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark CK1 — Earlier EU figurative mark CK — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-45/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Kwang Yang Motor v EUIPO — Schmidt (CK1) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark CK1 — Earlier EU figurative mark CK — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 123, 9.4.2018, p. 18–18
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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9.4.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 123/18 |
Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Kwang Yang Motor v EUIPO — Schmidt (CK1)
(Case T-45/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark CK1 - Earlier EU figurative mark CK - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 123/24)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) (represented by: A. González Hähnlein and A. Kleinheyer, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Udo Schmidt (Reken, Germany) (represented by: G. Rother and J. Vogtmeier, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 November 2016 (Case R 2193/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Schmidt and Kwang Yang Motor.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd to pay the costs. |