Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.1.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 25/42 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2018 — Asahi Intecc v EUIPO — Celesio (Celeson)

(Case T-36/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019025EN.01004201-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark Celeson - Earlier international word mark CELESIO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2019/C 25/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd (Nagoya, Japan) (represented by: T. Schmidpeter, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Celesio AG (Stuttgart, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 November 2017 (Case R 1004/2017-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Celesio and Asahi Intecc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd to bear the costs. |

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