CELEX: 62018TA0036
Language: en
Date: 2018-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-36/18: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2018 — Asahi Intecc v EUIPO — Celesio (Celeson) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark Celeson — Earlier international word mark CELESIO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

21.1.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 25/42
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2018 — Asahi Intecc v EUIPO — Celesio (Celeson)
      (Case T-36/18) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark Celeson - Earlier international word mark CELESIO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2019/C 25/54)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd (Nagoya, Japan) (represented by: T. Schmidpeter, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Celesio AG (Stuttgart, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 November 2017 (Case R 1004/2017-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Celesio and Asahi Intecc.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd to bear the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 104, 19.3.2018.