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Case T-736/15: Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Aldi v EUIPO — Sky (SKYLITe) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark skylite — Earlier EU word mark SKY — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Article 15(1) and Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/1995 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Regulation No 207/2009)

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Aldi v EUIPO — Sky (SKYLITe)

(Case T-736/15) (
[1](#t-C_2017412EN.01002501-E0001)
)

‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark skylite — Earlier EU word mark SKY — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Article 15(1) and Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/1995 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Regulation No 207/2009)’

2017/C 412/35Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, C. Fürsen and N. Bertram, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sky plc (Isleworth, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Barry, Solicitor)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2015 (Case R 2771/2014-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Sky and Aldi.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Aldi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-C_2017412EN.01002501-E0001)
) [OJ C 90, 7.3.2016](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2016:090:TOC).

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