CELEX: 62020TA0190
Language: en
Date: 2020-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-190/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Almea v EUIPO — Sanacorp Pharmahandel (Almea) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Almea — Earlier national word mark MEA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

1.2.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 35/49
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Almea v EUIPO — Sanacorp Pharmahandel (Almea)
      (Case T-190/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Almea - Earlier national word mark MEA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 35/64)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Almea Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Furneaux and E. Humphreys, Solicitors)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Mrozowski, J. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sanacorp Pharmahandel GmbH (Planegg, Germany) (represented by: I. M. Helbig, S. Rengshausen and S. Cobet-Nüse, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 January 2020 (Case R 246/2019-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Sanacorp Pharmahandel and Almea.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Almea Ltd to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 191, 8.6.2020.