CELEX: 62018TA0276
Language: en
Date: 2019-03-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-276/18: Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — Julius-K9 v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark K9 UNIT — Earlier EU figurative mark unit — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

13.5.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 164/48
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — Julius-K9 v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés
      (Case T-276/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark K9 UNIT - Earlier EU figurative mark unit - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 164/51)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Julius-K9 Zrt (Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary) (represented by: G. Jambrik, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Lukošiūtė and by H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 February 2018 (Case R 1432/2017-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Hipercor, SA and Julius-K9.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 February 2018 (Case R 1432/2017-2);
                  
               
            
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                     Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Julius-K9 Zrt;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders El Corte Inglés, SA to bear its own costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 231, 2.7.2018.