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3.12.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 436/45 |
Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2018 — CompuGroup Medical v EUIPO — Medion (life coins)
(Case T-444/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark life coins - Earlier EU word mark LIFE - 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 436/63)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: CompuGroup Medical AG (Koblenz, Germany) (represented by: B. Dix, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Medion AG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: G. Hagemeier, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2017 (Case R 1569/2016-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Medion and CompuGroup Medical.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders CompuGroup Medical AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Medion AG. |