Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2020 — Conlance v EUIPO — LG Electronics (SONANCE)
(Case T-343/19) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SONANCE — Earlier national word mark conlance — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Conlance GmbH (Augsburg, Germany) (represented by: A. Hayn, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
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 First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2019 (Case R 1085/2018-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Conlance and LG Electronics.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Conlance GmbH to pay the costs.
____________
1 OJ C 246, 22.7.2019.