CELEX: 62019TA0053
Language: en
Date: 2020-10-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-53/19: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2020 — SBS Bilimsel Bio Çözümler v EUIPO — Laboratorios Ern (apiheal) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark apiheal — Earlier national word mark APIRETAL — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No similarity between the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

7.12.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 423/34
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2020 — SBS Bilimsel Bio Çözümler v EUIPO — Laboratorios Ern (apiheal)
      (Case T-53/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark apiheal - Earlier national word mark APIRETAL - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2020/C 423/50)
      Language of the case: Spanish
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: SBS Bilimsel Bio Çözümler Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ (Istanbul, Turkey) (represented by: M. López Camba, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 November 2018 (Case R 1725/2017-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Ern and SBS Bilimsel Bio Çözümler Sanayi Ve Ticaret.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 November 2018 (Case R 1725/2017-4) as regards ‘Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations for medical purposes; chemical preparations for medical and veterinary purposes, chemical reagents for pharmaceutical and veterinary purposes; dietary supplements for pharmaceutical and veterinary purposes; dietary supplements; nutritional supplements; medical preparations for slimming purposes; food for babies; herbs and herbal beverages adapted for medicinal purposes; herbal supplements; herbal creams for medical purposes; herbal creams for medical use; herbal teas for medicinal purposes; liquid herbal supplements; teeth filling material, dental impression material, dental adhesives and material for repairing teeth; sanitary preparations for medical use; hygienic pads; hygienic tampons; plasters; materials for dressings; diapers, including those made of paper and textiles; fungicides; disinfectants; antiseptics; detergents for medical purposes’ in Class 5 and ‘bee glue for human consumption, propolis, propolis for human consumption’ in Class 30;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by SBS Bilimsel Bio Çözümler Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ;
               
            
                  4.
               
               
                  Orders Laboratorios Ern, SA to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 103, 18.3.2019.