CELEX: 62018TA0665
Language: en
Date: 2019-11-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-665/18: Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2019 — Soundio v EUIPO — Telefónica Germany (Vibble) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark Vibble — Earlier German word mark vybe — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

27.1.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 27/32
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2019 — Soundio v EUIPO — Telefónica Germany (Vibble)
      (Case T-665/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark Vibble - Earlier German word mark vybe - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 27/39)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Soundio A/S (Drammen, Norway) (represented by: N. Köster and J. Albers, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 September 2018 (Case R 721/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH and Soundio.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action.
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Soundio A/S to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 16, 14.1.2019.