22.1.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 22/39
Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2017 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Sharma (NRIM Life Sciences)
(Case T-909/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark NRIM Life Sciences - Earlier national word mark RYM - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2001)))
(2018/C 022/54)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Anil K. Sharma (Hillingdon, United Kingdom)
Re:
Action for annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 September 2016 (Case R 2376/2015-5), concerning opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Ern and Mr Sharma.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders Laboratorios Ern, SA, to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 53, 20.2.2017.