CELEX: 62017TA0668
Language: en
Date: 2018-09-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-668/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2018 — Maico Holding v EUIPO — Eico (Eico) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Eico — Earlier EU word mark MAICO — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

12.11.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 408/55
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2018 — Maico Holding v EUIPO — Eico (Eico)
      (Case T-668/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Eico - Earlier EU word mark MAICO - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
      (2018/C 408/71)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Maico Holding GmbH (Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany) (represented by: T. Krüger and D. Deckers, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Eico A/S (Brønderslev, Denmark) (represented by: A. Skov, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 July 2017 (Case R 2089/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Maico Holding and Eico.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Maico Holding GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 382, 13.11.2017.