Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 1.3.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/23 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2021 — Apologistics v EUIPO — Peikert (discount-apotheke.de)

(Case T-844/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021072EN.01002301-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark discount-ap\*theke.de - Earlier EU word marks APODISCOUNTER and APO and earlier figurative marks apo-discounter.de, apo.co and apo.de - 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)

(2021/C 72/34)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Apologistics GmbH (Markkleeberg, Germany) (represented by: H. Hug (lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Franz Michael Peikert (Offenbach, Germany) (represented by: T. Bruggmann, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 October 2019 (Case R 2309/2018-5) in opposition proceedings between Apologistics and Mr Peikert.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Apologistics GmbH to pay the costs. |

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