Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:691
Date: 2018-10-17
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Szabados v EUIPO — Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (Separ) (MicroSepar) (Case T-788/17) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark MicroSepar — Earlier EU figurative mark SeparSolidaria — 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)) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Andreas Szabados (Grünwald, Germany) (represented by: S. Wobst, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and D. Walicka, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (Separ) (Barcelona, Spain) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 September 2017 (Case R 2420/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between M. Andreas Szabados and Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Andreas Szabados to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 32, 29.1.2018.