CELEX: 62018TA0133
Language: en
Date: 2019-03-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-133/18: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2019 — IQ Group Holdings Bhd v EUIPO — Krinner Innovation (Lumiqs) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark Lumiqs — Earlier EU word and figurative marks Lumix — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

6.5.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 155/43
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2019 — IQ Group Holdings Bhd v EUIPO — Krinner Innovation (Lumiqs)
      (Case T-133/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark Lumiqs - Earlier EU word and figurative marks Lumix - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2019/C 155/51)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: IQ Group Holdings Bhd (Heckmondwike, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Carter, Barrister)
      
         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: Krinner Innovation GmbH (Straßkirchen, Germany) (represented by: T. Schmidpeter, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 December 2017 (Case R 983/2017-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Krinner Innovation and IQ Group Holdings Bhd.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 December 2017 (Case R 983/2017-1);
                  
               
            
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                     Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by IQ Group Holdings Bhd;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders Krinner Innovation GmbH to bear its own costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 142, 23.4.2018.