Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.3.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 103/38 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 January 2019 — Bekat v EUIPO — Borbet (ARBET)

(Case T-79/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019103EN.01003801-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative EU mark ARBET - Prior national word mark BORBET - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2019/C 103/49)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Arif Oliver Bekat (Esslingen, Germany) (represented by: P. Kohl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: M. Eberl, D. Hanf and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Borbet GmbH (Hallenberg, Germany) (represented by: J. Krenzel, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 December 2017 (Case R 1117/2017-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Borbet and Mr Bekat.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Arif Oliver Bekat to pay the costs. |

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