Judgment of the General Court of 13 March 2018 — Kiosked v EUIPO — VRT (K)
(Case T-824/16) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark K — Earlier Benelux figurative mark K — 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))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Kiosked Oy Ab (Espoo, Finland) (represented by: L. Laaksonen, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: De Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: P.-Y. Thoumsin and E. Van Melkebeke, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2016 (Case R 279/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between VRT and Kiosked.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Kiosked Oy Ab to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by De Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT).
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1 OJ C 22, 23.1.2017.