Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2014:778
Date: 2014-09-18
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Portugal

Judgment of the General Court of 18 September 2014 — Herdade de S. Tiago II v OHIM — Polo/Lauren (V) (Case T-90/13) 1 (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark V — Earlier Community, national and Benelux figurative marks representing a polo player — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Herdade de S. Tiago II — Sociedade Agrícola, SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: I. de Carvalho Simões and J. Pimenta, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock and N. Bambara, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: The Polo/Lauren Company, LP (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: R. Black and S. Davies, Solicitors) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 November 2012 (Case R 2240/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between The Polo/Lauren Company, LP and Herdade de S. Tiago II — Sociedade Agrícola, SA Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Herdade de S. Tiago II — Sociedade Agrícola, SA to pay the costs. ____________ ____________ 1 OJ C 123, 27.4.2013.