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23.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 432/39 |
Judgment of the General Court of 24 October 2019 —Mahr v EUIPO — Especialidades Vira (Xocolat)
(Case T-58/18) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Xocolat - Earlier EU word mark LUXOCOLAT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Reasoned statement in the notice of opposition - Rule 15(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 2(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625))
(2019/C 432/44)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ramona Mahr (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: T. Rohracher, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Śliwińska and A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Especialidades Vira, SL (Martorell, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 November 2017 (Case R 541/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Especialidades Vira and Ms Mahr.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Ms Ramona Mahr to pay the costs. |