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Case T-362/16: Judgment of the General Court of 19 June 2018 — Tillotts Pharma v EUIPO — Ferring (XENASA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark XENASA — Earlier EU word mark PENTASA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 June 2018 — Tillotts Pharma v EUIPO — Ferring (XENASA)

(Case T-362/16) (
[1](#t-C_2018268EN.01003201-E0001)
)

‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark XENASA — Earlier EU word mark PENTASA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))’

2018/C 268/38Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Tillotts Pharma AG (Rheinfelden, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ferring BV (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) (represented initially by: I. Fowler, Solicitor, and D. Slopek, lawyer, and subsequently by I. Fowler)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 April 2016 (Case R 3264/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Ferring and Tillotts Pharma.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 29 April 2016 (Case R 3264/2014-4); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Tillotts Pharma AG; |

| 3. | Orders Ferring BV to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-C_2018268EN.01003201-E0001)
) [OJ C 314, 29.8.2016](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2016:314:TOC).

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