Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 15.7.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 238/16 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 May 2019 — Dentsply De Trey v EUIPO — IDS (AQUAPRINT)

(Case T-312/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019238EN.01001601-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark AQUAPRINT - Earlier national word marks AQUACEM and national unregistered marks AQUACEM and AQUASIL - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance - Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Action for passing off - No misrepresentation)

(2019/C 238/20)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Dentsply De Trey GmbH (Konstanz, Germany) (represented by: S. Clark, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene, J. Ivanauskas and H. O’Neill, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: IDS SpA (Savone, Italy) (represented by: M. Andreolini and F. Andreolini, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2018 (Case R 1438/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Dentsply De Trey and IDS

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Dentsply De Trey GmbH to pay the costs. |

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