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Document 62018TA0527
Case T-527/18: Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2019 — K.A. Schmersal Holding v EUIPO — Tecnium (tec.nicum) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark tec.nicum — Earlier national figurative mark TECNIUM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the services — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) and Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Form differing in elements which do not alter the distinctive character — Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court)
Case T-527/18: Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2019 — K.A. Schmersal Holding v EUIPO — Tecnium (tec.nicum) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark tec.nicum — Earlier national figurative mark TECNIUM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the services — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) and Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Form differing in elements which do not alter the distinctive character — Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court)
Case T-527/18: Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2019 — K.A. Schmersal Holding v EUIPO — Tecnium (tec.nicum) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark tec.nicum — Earlier national figurative mark TECNIUM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the services — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) and Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Form differing in elements which do not alter the distinctive character — Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court)
IO C 19, 20.1.2020, p. 44–45
(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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20.1.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 19/44 |
Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2019 — K.A. Schmersal Holding v EUIPO — Tecnium (tec.nicum)
(Case T-527/18) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark tec.nicum - Earlier national figurative mark TECNIUM - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the services - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) and Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Form differing in elements which do not alter the distinctive character - Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court)
(2020/C 19/52)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: K.A. Schmersal Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Wuppertal, Germany) (represented by: A. Haudan, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Tecnium, SL (Manresa, Spain) (represented by: E. Sugrañes Coca, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 June 2018 (Case R 2427/2017-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Tecnium and K.A. Schmersal Holding.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders K.A. Schmersal Holding GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |