CELEX: 62018TA0162
Language: en
Date: 2019-02-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-162/18: Judgment of the General Court of 14 February 2019 — Beko v EUIPO — Acer (ALTUS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark ALTUS — Earlier national word marks ALTOS — Revocation proceedings in respect of earlier marks initiated before national authorities — Likelihood of confusion — Suspension of the administrative proceedings — Rule 20(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 71(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625))

8.4.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 131/45
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 14 February 2019 — Beko v EUIPO — Acer (ALTUS)
      (Case T-162/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark ALTUS - Earlier national word marks ALTOS - Revocation proceedings in respect of earlier marks initiated before national authorities - Likelihood of confusion - Suspension of the administrative proceedings - Rule 20(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 71(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625))
      (2019/C 131/51)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Beko plc (Watford, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Tritton, 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: Acer, Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 December 2017 (Case R 1991/2016-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Acer and Beko.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 December 2017 (Case R 1991/2016-5);
                  
               
            
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                     Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Beko plc.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 152, 30.4.2018.