Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:513
Date: 2019-07-12
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Lithuania

Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2019 — Audimas v EUIPO — Audi (AUDIMAS) (Case T-467/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark AUDIMAS — Earlier EU word mark AUDI — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Audimas AB (Kaunas, Lithuania) (represented by G. Domkutė-Lukauskienė, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by D. Walicka, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2018 (Case R 2425/2017-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Audi and Audimas. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Audimas AB to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 341, 24.9.2018.