Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 9.9.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 305/50 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2019 — Aldi v EUIPO — Crone (CRONE)

(Case T-385/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019305EN.01005002-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark CRONE - Earlier EU figurative marks crane and earlier word mark CRANE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 305/60)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, C. Fürsen and M. Minkner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Crawcour and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Christoph Michael Crone (Krefeld, Germany) (represented by: M. van Maele and H.-Y. Cho, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 March 2018 (Case R 1100/2017-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Aldi and Mr Crone.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Aldi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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