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 13 March 2019 — Wirecard Technologies v EUIPO — Striatum Ventures (supr)

(Case T-297/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019148EN.01005102-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark supr - Earlier Benelux word mark Zupr - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 60(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 148/49)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Wirecard Technologies GmbH (Aschheim, Germany) (represented by: A. Bayer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Striatum Ventures BV (’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) (represented by: G. Van den Hout, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 February 2018 (Case R 2028/2017-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Striatum Ventures and Wirecard Technologies.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Wirecard Technologies GmbH to pay the costs. |

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