Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:409
Date: 2016-07-14
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Monster Energy v EUIPO — Mad Catz Interactive (MAD CATZ) (Case T-429/15) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark MAD CATZ — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Monster Energy Company (Corona, California, United States) (represented by: P. Brownlow, Solicitor) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (San Diego, California, United States) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 May 2015 (Case R 2176/2014-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Monster Energy Company and Mad Catz Interactive. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Monster Energy Company to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 320, 28.9.2015.