CELEX: 62019TA0847
Language: en
Date: 2020-10-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-847/19: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2020 — X-cen-tek v EUIPO — Altenloh, Brinck & Co. (PAX) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark PAX — Earlier EU and international figurative marks SPAX — Relative ground for refusal — Dominant element — No counteraction — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Application of the law ratione temporis)

14.12.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 433/48
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2020 — X-cen-tek v EUIPO — Altenloh, Brinck & Co. (PAX)
      (Case T-847/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark PAX - Earlier EU and international figurative marks SPAX - Relative ground for refusal - Dominant element - No counteraction - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Application of the law ratione temporis)
      (2020/C 433/60)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: X-cen-tek GmbH & Co. KG (Wardenburg, Germany) (represented by: H. Hillers, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Altenloh, Brinck & Co. GmbH & Co. KG (Ennepetal, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 September 2019 (Case R 2324/2018-2) regarding opposition proceedings between Altenloh, Brinck & Co. and X-cen-tek.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders X-cen-tek GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.