Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.7.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 230/29 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2020 — Aurea Biolabs v EUIPO — Avizel (AUREA BIOLABS)

(Case T-724/18 and T-184/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020230EN.01002901-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark AUREA BIOLABS - Earlier EU word mark AUREA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Correction of the Board of Appeal’s decision - Article 102 of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2020/C 230/36)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Aurea Biolabs Pte Ltd (Cochin, India) (represented by: B. Brandreth QC and L. Oommen, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Kompari, H. O’Neill and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Avizel SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: C. De Keersmaeker and W.-J. Cosemans, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought, in Case T-724/18, against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 September 2018 (Case R 814/2018-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Avizel and Aurea Biolabs, and, in Case T-184/19, action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 January 2019 (Case R 814/2018-2 (CORR)), correcting the decision of 11 September 2018.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Joins Cases T-724/18 and T-184/19 for the purposes of the judgment; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the actions; |

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| 3. | Orders Aurea Biolabs Pte Ltd, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Avizel SA to bear their own costs. |

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