CELEX: 62017CA0139
Language: en
Date: 2018-07-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-139/17 P: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 25 July 2018 — QuaMa Quality Management GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Microchip Technology, Inc. (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Opposition proceedings — Application for the word mark medialbo — Earlier mark MediaLB — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Notice of opposition filed by a person who is not the proprietor of the earlier mark — No formal application for registration of the transfer of the earlier mark within the opposition period — Inadmissibility)

17.9.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 328/15
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 25 July 2018 — QuaMa Quality Management GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Microchip Technology, Inc.
      (Case C-139/17 P) (1)
      
      ((Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Opposition proceedings - Application for the word mark medialbo - Earlier mark MediaLB - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Notice of opposition filed by a person who is not the proprietor of the earlier mark - No formal application for registration of the transfer of the earlier mark within the opposition period - Inadmissibility))
      (2018/C 328/17)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: QuaMa Quality Management GmbH (represented by: C. Russ, Rechtsanwalt)
      
         Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Botis and M. Fischer, acting as Agents), Microchip Technology, Inc. (represented by: C. Bergmann, Rechtsanwalt)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the appeal;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders QuaMa Quality Management GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 357, 23.10.2017.