6.2.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 38/28
Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Aldi v EUIPO — Miquel Alimentació Grup (Gourmet)
(Case T-212/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Gourmet - Earlier national word and figurative marks GOURMET and Gourmet - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 038/38)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: C. Fürsen, N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher and N. Bertram, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and M. Fischer, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Miquel Alimentació Grup, SA (Vilamalla, Spain) (represented by: C. Duch Fonoll and R. Niebel, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 February 2015 (Case R 0314/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Miquel Alimentació Grup and Aldi.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Aldi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 198, 15.6.2015.
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