3.6.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 187/78


Judgment of the General Court of 11 April 2019 — Užstato sistemos administratorius v EUIPO — DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem (Representation of a bottle with an arrow)

(Case T-477/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for an EU figurative mark representing a bottle and an arrow - Earlier EU figurative mark representing a can, a bottle and an arrow - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 187/84)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Užstato sistemos administratorius VŠĮ (Vilnius, Lithuania) (represented by: I. Lukauskienė, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Sipos and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2018 (Case R 2203/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem and Užstato sistemos administratorius.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Užstato sistemos administratorius VšĮ to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 341, 24.9.2018.