CELEX: 62019TA0844
Language: en
Date: 2021-01-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-844/19: Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2021 — Apologistics v EUIPO — Peikert (discount-apotheke.de) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark discount-ap*theke.de — Earlier EU word marks APODISCOUNTER and APO and earlier figurative marks apo-discounter.de, apo.co and apo.de — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

1.3.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 72/23
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2021 — Apologistics v EUIPO — Peikert (discount-apotheke.de)
      (Case T-844/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark discount-ap*theke.de - Earlier EU word marks APODISCOUNTER and APO and earlier figurative marks apo-discounter.de, apo.co and apo.de - Relative ground for refusal - No 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 72/34)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Apologistics GmbH (Markkleeberg, Germany) (represented by: H. Hug (lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Franz Michael Peikert (Offenbach, Germany) (represented by: T. Bruggmann, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 October 2019 (Case R 2309/2018-5) in opposition proceedings between Apologistics and Mr Peikert.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Apologistics GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.