Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.2.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2018 — La Zaragozana v EUIPO — Heineken Italia (CERVISIA)

(Case T-378/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019072EN.01002701-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark CERVISIA - Earlier national word mark CERVISIA AMBAR - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2019/C 72/34)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: La Zaragozana, SA (Saragossa, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García and A.M. Santos Pribañez, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Heineken Italia SpA (Pollein, Italy) (represented by: P. Pozzi and G. Ghisletti, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 March 2017 (Case R 1241/2016-5) concerning opposition proceedings between La Zaragozana and Heineken Italia.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 March 2017 (Case R 1241/2016-5); |

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| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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