Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 22/39 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2017 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Sharma (NRIM Life Sciences)

(Case T-909/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018022EN.01003902-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark NRIM Life Sciences - Earlier national word mark RYM - 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) 2017/2001)))

(2018/C 022/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Anil K. Sharma (Hillingdon, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action for annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 September 2016 (Case R 2376/2015-5), concerning opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Ern and Mr Sharma.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

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| 2. | Orders Laboratorios Ern, SA, to pay the costs. |

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