Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 29.4.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 148/51 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 7 March 2019 — Laverana v EUIPO — Agroecopark (VERA GREEN)

(Case T-106/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019148EN.01005101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark VERA GREEN - Earlier EU word mark LAVERA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 148/48)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Laverana GmbH & Co. KG (Wennigsen, Germany) (represented initially by J. Wachinger, M. Zöbisch and R. Drozdz, then by N. Schmitz and J. Bittner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Agroecopark, SL (Majadahonda, Spain) (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela and C. Serrano Rodríguez, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 December 2017 (Case R 982/2017-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Laverana and Agroecopark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Laverana GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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