CELEX: 62018TA0106
Language: en
Date: 2019-03-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-106/18: Judgment of the General Court of 7 March 2019 — Laverana v EUIPO — Agroecopark (VERA GREEN) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark VERA GREEN — Earlier EU word mark LAVERA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

29.4.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 148/51
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 7 March 2019 — Laverana v EUIPO — Agroecopark (VERA GREEN)
      (Case T-106/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark VERA GREEN - Earlier EU word mark LAVERA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 148/48)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Laverana GmbH & Co. KG (Wennigsen, Germany) (represented initially by J. Wachinger, M. Zöbisch and R. Drozdz, then by N. Schmitz and J. Bittner, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Agroecopark, SL (Majadahonda, Spain) (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela and C. Serrano Rodríguez, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 December 2017 (Case R 982/2017-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Laverana and Agroecopark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Laverana GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 142, 23.4.2018.