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Document 62018TA0059
Case T-59/18: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2018 — Endoceutics v EUIPO — Merck (FEMIVIA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark FEMIVIA — Earlier EU word mark FEMIBION INTIMA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-59/18: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2018 — Endoceutics v EUIPO — Merck (FEMIVIA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark FEMIVIA — Earlier EU word mark FEMIBION INTIMA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-59/18: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2018 — Endoceutics v EUIPO — Merck (FEMIVIA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark FEMIVIA — Earlier EU word mark FEMIBION INTIMA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
IO C 44, 4.2.2019, p. 46–46
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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4.2.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 44/46 |
Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2018 — Endoceutics v EUIPO — Merck (FEMIVIA)
(Case T-59/18) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark FEMIVIA - Earlier EU word mark FEMIBION INTIMA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 44/58)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Endoceutics, Inc. (Quebec, Canada) (represented by: M. Wahlin, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Lukošiūtė, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 November 2017 (Case R 280/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Merck and Endoceutics.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Endoceutics, Inc. to pay the costs. |