CELEX: 62018TA0695
Language: en
Date: 2019-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-695/18: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2019 — Werner v EUIPO — Merck (fLORAMED) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark fLORAMED — Earlier EU word mark MEDIFLOR — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

20.1.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 19/47
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2019 — Werner v EUIPO — Merck (fLORAMED)
      (Case T-695/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark fLORAMED - Earlier EU word mark MEDIFLOR - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 19/56)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Stefan Werner (Baldham, Germany) (represented by: T Büttner, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) (represented by: U. Pfleghar, M. Best, M. Giannakoulis and S. Schäffner, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 September 2018 (Case R 197/2018-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Merck and Mr Werner.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     orders Mr Stefan Werner to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 25, 21.1.2019.