Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:304
Date: 2016-05-13
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2016 — Market Watch v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés (MITOCHRON) (Case T-62/15) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark MITOCHRON — Earlier EU figurative mark mito — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Market Watch Franchise & Consulting, Inc. (Freeport, Bahamas) (represented by: J. Korab, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 November 2014 (Case R 508/2014-2), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA, and Market Watch Franchise & Consulting, Inc. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Market Watch Franchise & Consulting, Inc. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 107, 30.3.2015.