17.9.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 328/15
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 25 July 2018 — QuaMa Quality Management GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Microchip Technology, Inc.
(Case C-139/17 P) (1)
((Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Opposition proceedings - Application for the word mark medialbo - Earlier mark MediaLB - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Notice of opposition filed by a person who is not the proprietor of the earlier mark - No formal application for registration of the transfer of the earlier mark within the opposition period - Inadmissibility))
(2018/C 328/17)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Appellant: QuaMa Quality Management GmbH (represented by: C. Russ, Rechtsanwalt)
Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Botis and M. Fischer, acting as Agents), Microchip Technology, Inc. (represented by: C. Bergmann, Rechtsanwalt)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders QuaMa Quality Management GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 357, 23.10.2017.
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