Case T-556/17: Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — Staropilsen v EUIPO — Pivovary Staropramen (STAROPILSEN; STAROPLZEN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark STAROPILSEN; STAROPLZEN — Earlier EU and national word marks STAROPRAMEN — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
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Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — Staropilsen v EUIPO — Pivovary Staropramen (STAROPILSEN; STAROPLZEN)
(Case T-556/17) ( 1 )
‛(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark STAROPILSEN; STAROPLZEN — Earlier EU and national word marks STAROPRAMEN — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))’2018/C 276/75Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Staropilsen s. r. o. (Plzeň, Czech Republic) (represented by: A. Kodrasová, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Pivovary Staropramen s. r. o. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: M. Vojáček, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 June 2017 (Case R 236/2017-4), relating to cancellation proceedings between Pivovary Staropramen and Staropilsen.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Staropilsen s. r. o. to pay the costs.
( 1 ) OJ C 347, 16.10.2017.
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