CELEX: 62017TA0045
Language: en
Date: 2018-02-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-45/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Kwang Yang Motor v EUIPO — Schmidt (CK1) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark CK1 — Earlier EU figurative mark CK — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

9.4.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 123/18
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2018 — Kwang Yang Motor v EUIPO — Schmidt (CK1)
   (Case T-45/17) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark CK1 - Earlier EU figurative mark CK - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 123/24)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) (represented by: A. González Hähnlein and A. Kleinheyer, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Udo Schmidt (Reken, Germany) (represented by: G. Rother and J. Vogtmeier, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 November 2016 (Case R 2193/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Schmidt and Kwang Yang Motor.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 78, 13.3.2017.