Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 432/49 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2019 — Boxer Barcelona v EUIPO — X-Technology Swiss (XBOXER BARCELONA)

(Case T-582/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019432EN.01004901-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark XBOXER BARCELONA - Earlier EU figurative mark representing the letter ‘x’ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Evidence - Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Restriction of the application for registration before the Board of Appeal - Article 49(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2019/C 432/57)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Boxer Barcelona, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: A. Canela Giménez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: X-Technology Swiss GmbH (Wollerau, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Zafar, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 July 2018 (Case R 2186/2017-5), relating to opposition proceedings between X-Technology Swiss and Boxer Barcelona.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Boxer Barcelona, SL to pay the costs. |

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