Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 152/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 March 2018 — Kiosked v EUIPO — VRT (K)

(Case T-824/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018152EN.01003101-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark K - Earlier Benelux figurative mark K - Relative ground 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)))

(2018/C 152/37)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Kiosked Oy Ab (Espoo, Finland) (represented by: L. Laaksonen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: De Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: P.-Y. Thoumsin and E. Van Melkebeke, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2016 (Case R 279/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between VRT and Kiosked.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Kiosked Oy Ab to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by De Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). |

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