29.4.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 148/51
Judgment of the General Court of 13 March 2019 — Wirecard Technologies v EUIPO — Striatum Ventures (supr)
(Case T-297/18) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark supr - Earlier Benelux word mark Zupr - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 60(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2019/C 148/49)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Wirecard Technologies GmbH (Aschheim, Germany) (represented by: A. Bayer, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Striatum Ventures BV (’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) (represented by: G. Van den Hout, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 February 2018 (Case R 2028/2017-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Striatum Ventures and Wirecard Technologies.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Wirecard Technologies GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 240,9.7.2018.