7.6.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 217/43


Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2021 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Sanolie (SANOLIE)

(Case T-175/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SANOLIE - Earlier national word mark SANODIN - 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))

(2021/C 217/56)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: R. Guerras Mazón, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sanolie (Istanbul, Turkey)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2020 (Case R 2405/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Ern and Sanolie.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Laboratorios Ern, SA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 175, 25.5.2020.