16.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 198/46 |
Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2022 — Ionfarma v EUIPO — LG Electronics (AION)
(Case T-465/21) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark AION - Earlier national figurative mark ION and earlier word mark IONFARMA - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity of the goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 198/67)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ionfarma, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Lapinskaite and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 May 2021 (Case R 2223/2020-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Ionfarma and LG Electronics.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. | Dismisses the action; |
2. | Orders Ionfarma, SL to pay the costs. |
(1) OJ C 382, 20.9.2021.