Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:729
Date: 2017-10-19
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Aldi v EUIPO — Sky (SKYLITe) (Case T-736/15) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark skylite — Earlier EU word mark SKY — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Article 15(1) and Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/1995 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Regulation No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, C. Fürsen and N. Bertram, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sky plc (Isleworth, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Barry, Solicitor) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2015 (Case R 2771/2014-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Sky and Aldi. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Aldi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 90, 7.3.2016.