Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.11.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 452/35 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Le-Vel Brands (Le-Vel)

(Case T-331/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021452EN.01003501-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Le-Vel - Earlier national word mark LEVEL - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity of the goods and services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 452/41)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Vuijst and D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Le-Vel Brands, LLC (Frisco, Texas, United States)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2020 (Case R 2113/2019-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Ern and Le-Vel Brands.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Laboratorios Ern, SA, to pay the costs. |

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