CELEX: 62018TA0366
Language: en
Date: 2019-06-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-366/18: Judgment of the General Court of 13 June 2019 — Pet King Brands v EUIPO — Virbac (SUIMOX) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SUIMOX — Earlier EU word mark ZYMOX — Obligation to state reasons — Notification of a decision of the Board of Appeal — Good faith and diligence on the part of the addressee — Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)

26.8.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 288/50
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 13 June 2019 — Pet King Brands v EUIPO — Virbac (SUIMOX)
      (Case T-366/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SUIMOX - Earlier EU word mark ZYMOX - Obligation to state reasons - Notification of a decision of the Board of Appeal - Good faith and diligence on the part of the addressee - Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 288/63)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Pet King Brands, Inc (Bartlett, Illinois, United States) (represented by: T. Schmidpeter and S. Bauer, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini and H. O’Neill, Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Virbac SA (Carros, France) (represented by D.-I. Tayer, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2018 (Case R 1835/2017-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Pet King Brands and Virbac.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 March 2018 (Case R 1835/2017-5) in so far as it concerns ‘veterinary preparations; the aforesaid goods not including ear drops for animals’, ‘veterinary preparations and animal health care products, including antibiotics for animals; the aforesaid goods not including ear drops for animals’ and ‘preparations for destroying vermin; the aforesaid goods not including ear drops for animals’;
                  
               
            
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                     Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders each party to bear its own costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 276, 6.8.2018.