Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 432/39 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 24 October 2019 —Mahr v EUIPO — Especialidades Vira (Xocolat)

(Case T-58/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019432EN.01003901-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Xocolat - Earlier EU word mark LUXOCOLAT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Reasoned statement in the notice of opposition - Rule 15(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 2(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625))

(2019/C 432/44)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ramona Mahr (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: T. Rohracher, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Śliwińska and A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Especialidades Vira, SL (Martorell, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 November 2017 (Case R 541/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Especialidades Vira and Ms Mahr.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Ms Ramona Mahr to pay the costs. |

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