CELEX: 62017TA0025
Language: en
Date: 2018-04-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-25/17: Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2018 — Bernhard Rintisch v EUIPO, Compagnie laitière européenne (PROTICURD) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark PROTICURD — Earlier national word marks PROTI and PROTIPLUS — Earlier national figurative mark Proti Power — Relative ground for refusal — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Genuine use of the earlier marks — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Goods not similar — No likelihood of confusion)

4.6.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 190/26
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2018 — Bernhard Rintisch v EUIPO, Compagnie laitière européenne (PROTICURD)
   (Case T-25/17) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark PROTICURD - Earlier national word marks PROTI and PROTIPLUS - Earlier national figurative mark Proti Power - Relative ground for refusal - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Goods not similar - No likelihood of confusion))
   (2018/C 190/46)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Bernhard Rintisch (Bottrop, Germany) (represented by: A. Dreyer, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Compagnie laitière européenne SA (Condé-sur-Vire, France)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2016 (Case R 247/2016-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Rintisch and Compagnie laitière européenne.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Bernhard Rintisch to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 63, 27.2.2017.