18.12.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 437/31
Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2017 — Steiniger v EUIPO — ista Deutschland (IST)
(Case T-80/17) (1)
((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark IST - Prior EU figurative mark ISTA - Relative ground for refusal - Relevant public - Similarity of the goods and services - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2017/C 437/38)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Ingo Steiniger (Nümbrecht, Germany) (represented by: K. Schulze Horn, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Mensing and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: ista Deutschland GmbH (Essen, Germany) (represented by: F. Lindenberg, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2016 (Case R 2242/2015-5) concerning opposition proceedings between ista Deutschland and Mr Steiniger.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Ingo Steiniger to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 112, 10.4.2017.
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