Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.12.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 436/43 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2018 — M & K v EUIPO — Genfoot (KIMIKA)

(Case T-171/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2018436EN.01004301-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark KIMIKA - Earlier EU word mark KAMIK - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Genuine use - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 436/60)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: M & K Srl (Prato, Italy) (represented by: initially by F. Caricato, and subsequently by M. Cartella and B. Cartella, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Genfoot, Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) (represented by: E. Saarmann and P. Baronikians, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 January 2017 (Case R 1206/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Genfoot and M & K.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders M & K Srl to pay the costs. |

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