5.2.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 42/21


Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2017 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Ascendo Medienagentur (SLIMDYNAMICS)

(Case T-700/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark SLIMDYNAMICS - Earlier national word mark DYNAMIN - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 042/30)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Ascendo Medienagentur AG (Gamprin-Bendern, Liechtenstein)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 July 2016 (Joined Cases R 1814/2015-4 and R 1780/2015-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Ern and Ascendo Medienagentur.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Laboratorios Ern, SA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 462, 12.12.2016.