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Case T-71/17: Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — France.com v EUIPO — France (FRANCE.com) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark FRANCE.com — Earlier international figurative mark France — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — France.com v EUIPO — France (FRANCE.com)

(Case T-71/17) (
[1](#t-C_2018276EN.01004301-E0001)
)

‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark FRANCE.com — Earlier international figurative mark France — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))’

2018/C 276/71Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: France.com (Coral Gables, Florida, United States) (represented by: A. Bertrand, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: French Republic (represented by: F. Alabrune, D. Colas and D. Segoin, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2016 (Case R 2452/2015-1) relating to opposition proceedings between the French Republic and France.com.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders France.com, Inc., to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-C_2018276EN.01004301-E0001)
) [OJ C 112, 10.4.2017](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2017:112:TOC).

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