Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 432/48 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2019 — Local-e-motion v EUIPO — Volkswagen (WE)

(Case T-568/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019432EN.01004802-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark WE - Earlier national word mark WE - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 432/56)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Local-e-motion GmbH (Dorsten, Germany) (represented by: D. Sprenger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: W. Schramek, M. Fischer and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: F. Thiering and L. Steidle, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 July 2018 (Case R 128/2018-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Volkswagen and Local-e-motion.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | orders Local-e-motion to pay the costs. |

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