Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:163
Date: 2018-03-22
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2018 — Agricola J.M. v EUIPO — Miguel Torres (CLOS DE LA TORRE) (Case T-806/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark CLOS DE LA TORRE — Earlier national word mark TORRES — Relative ground for refusal —— Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) –– Likelihood of confusion) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Agricola J.M., SL (Girona, Spain) (represented by: J. Clos Creus, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Miguel Torres, SA (Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain) (represented by: J. Güell Serra, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2016 (Case R 2099//2015-5) concerning opposition proceedings between Miguel Torres and Agricola J.M. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Agricola J.M., SL to bear the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.