Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.1.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 25/39 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2018 — Haufe-Lexware v EUIPO — Le Shi Holdings (Beijing) (Leshare)

(Case T-546/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019025EN.01003902-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Leshare - Earlier international word mark LEXWARE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Similarity of the signs))

(2019/C 25/50)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. Kg (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) (represented by: N. Hebeis, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Le Shi Holdings (Beijing) Ltd (Beijing, China)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 June 2017 (Case R 1691/2016-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Haufe-Lexware and Le Shi Holdings (Beijing).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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