15.4.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 139/49
Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2019 –Aytekin v EUIPO — Dienne Salotti (Dienne)
(Case T-107/18) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Dienne - Earlier EU figurative mark ENNE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2019/C 139/48)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Erkan Aytekin (Ankara, Turkey) (represented by: V. Martín Santos, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Dienne Salotti Srl (Altamura, Italy) (represented by: D. Russo, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2017 (Case R 1444/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Aytekin and Dienne Salotti.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Erkan Aytekin to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred, in connection with the present proceedings, by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Dienne Salotti Srl.
(1) OJ C 134, 16.4.2018.