Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.3.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 82/53 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2018 — Vitromed v EUIPO — Vitromed Healthcare (VITROMED Germany)

(Case T-821/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019082EN.01005302-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark VITROMED Germany - Earlier EU word mark Vitromed - 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)))

(2019/C 82/63)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Vitromed GmbH (Jena, Germany) (represented by: M. Linß, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Graul, D. Walicka and M. Fischer, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Vitromed Healthcare (Jaipur, India) (represented by: J. Schmidt, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 September 2017 (Case R 2402/2016-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Vitromed Healthcare and Vitromed.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Vitromed GmbH to pay the costs. |

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