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3.12.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 436/47 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2018 — Asics v EUIPO — Van Lieshout Textielagenturen (Representation of four crossing lines)
(Case T-581/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the EU figurative mark representing four crossed lines - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 and Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94 and Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 436/66)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Asics Corporation (Kobe, Japan) (represented by: M. Polo Carreño and H. Granado Carpenter, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Van Lieshout Textielagenturen BV (Haaren, Netherlands) (represented by: P. Claassen and B. Woltering, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2017 (Case R 2129/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Asics Corporation and Van Lieshout Textielagenturen.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Asics Corporation to pay the costs. |