5.8.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 263/41
Judgment of the General Court of 12 June 2019 — EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst v EUIPO — IOS Finance EFC (IOS FINANCE)
(Case T-583/17) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark IOS FINANCE - Earlier national figurative mark EOS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 263/46)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: B. Sorg, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: IOS Finance EFC, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 June 2017 (Case R 2262/2016-2), relating to opposition proceedings between EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst and IOS Finance EFC.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 338, 9.10.2017.