Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 61/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 December 2019 — Karlovarské minerální vody v EUIPO — Aguas de San Martín de Veri (VERITEA)

(Case T-28/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020061EN.01003301-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark VERITEA - Earlier EU word mark VERI - AGUA PURA DEL PIRINEO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons)

(2020/C 61/40)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Karlovarské minerální vody a.s. (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) (represented by: J. Mrázek, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Lapinskaite, J. Crespo Carrillo and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Aguas de San Martín de Veri, SA (Bisaurri, Spain) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2018 (Case R 499/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Aguas de San Martín de Veri and Karlovarské minerální vody.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Karlovarské minerální vody a.s. to pay the costs. |

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