Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.7.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 243/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2016 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — Grup Supeco Maxor (Supeco)

(Case T-126/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016243EN.01003102-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Supeco - Earlier EU figurative mark SUPER COR - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Extent of the examination carried out by the Board of Appeal - Goods and services on which the opposition is based - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Rule 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Communication No 2/12))

(2016/C 243/33)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: E. Scheffer and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Grup Supeco Maxor, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: S. Martínez-Almeida y Alejos-Pita, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 December 2014 (Case R 1112/2014-5) relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA and Grup Supeco Maxor, SL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders El Corte Inglés, SA to pay the costs. |

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