Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.12.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 436/47 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2018 — Asics v EUIPO — Van Lieshout Textielagenturen (Representation of four crossing lines)

(Case T-581/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2018436EN.01004701-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the EU figurative mark representing four crossed lines - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 and Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94 and Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 436/66)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Asics Corporation (Kobe, Japan) (represented by: M. Polo Carreño and H. Granado Carpenter, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Van Lieshout Textielagenturen BV (Haaren, Netherlands) (represented by: P. Claassen and B. Woltering, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2017 (Case R 2129/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Asics Corporation and Van Lieshout Textielagenturen.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Asics Corporation to pay the costs. |

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