Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:490
Date: 2016-09-15
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Arrom Conseil v EUIPO — PUIG France (Roméo has a Gun by Romano Ricci) (Case T-358/15) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the EU figurative mark Roméo has a Gun by Romano Ricci — Earlier EU word marks NINA RICCI and RICCI — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or reputation of the earlier marks — Damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Arrom Conseil (Paris, France) (represented by: C. Herissay Ducamp and J. Blanchard, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. Kunz, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: PUIG France SAS (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2015 (Case R 1020/2014-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Puig France and Arrom Conseil. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Arrom Conseil to bear its own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office and PUIG France SAS. ____________ 1 OJ C 294, 7.9.2015.