Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.5.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 175/21 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2020 — Conlance v EUIPO — LG Electronics (SONANCE)

(Case T-343/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020175EN.01002101-E0001)

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

(2020/C 175/26)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Conlance GmbH (Augsburg, Germany) (represented by: A. Hayn, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: LG Electronics, Inc (Seoul, South Korea)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2019 (Case R 1085/2018-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Conlance and LG Electronics.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Conlance GmbH to pay the costs. |

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