24.7.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 261/36 |
Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — BRM Extremities (BIOPLAN)
(Case T-543/22) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark BIOPLAN - Earlier national word mark BIOPLAK - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity between the goods - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 261/50)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: BRM Extremities Srl (Milan, Italy)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 June 2022 (Case R 2147/2021-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders each party to bear its own costs. |