Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:387
Date: 2018-06-26
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Single Judge
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Poland

Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 –Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym v EUIPO — Hunter Douglas Holding (COSIMO) (Case T-739/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark COSIMO — Earlier EU word mark COSIFLOR — 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) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym sp.j. (Koszalin, Poland) (represented by: M. Krekora, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hunter Douglas Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: M. Sonntag, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 August 2016 (Case R 2364/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Hunter Douglas Holding and Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym sp.j. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 462, 12.12.2016.