Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:310
Date: 2016-05-25
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court of 25 May 2016 — Ice Mountain Ibiza v EUIPO — Marbella Atlantic Ocean Club (ocean ibiza) (Case T-6/15) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark ocean ibiza — Earlier national figurative marks OC ocean club and OC ocean club Ibiza — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Ice Mountain Ibiza, SL (San Antonio, Spain) (represented by: J. L. Gracia Albero, F. Miazzetto and E. Cebollero González, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Marbella Atlantic Ocean Club, SL (Puerto Banús, Spain) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 October 2014 (Case R 2207/2013-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Marbella Atlantic Ocean Club and Ice Mountain Ibiza Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Ice Mountain Ibiza, SL to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 73, 2.3.2015.