Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/37 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — L’Oréal v EUIPO — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO COUTURE)

(Case T-30/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022207EN.01003701-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SO COUTURE - EU word mark SO …? - Relative grounds 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))

(2022/C 207/48)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: L’Oréal (Clichy, France) (represented by: M. Treis and E. M. Strobel, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Debonair Trading Internacional Lda (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: J. Quirin and J. P. Jacquey, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 November 2020 (Case R 158/2016 5), relating to opposition proceedings between Debonair Trading Internacional and L’Oréal.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders L’Oréal to pay the costs. |

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