Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.2.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — China Construction Bank v EUIPO — Groupement des cartes bancaires (CCB)

(Case T-665/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019072EN.01003002-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark CCB - Earlier EU figurative mark CB - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Reputation and enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Second sentence of Article 75 and Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now second sentence of Article 94(1) and Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)))

(2019/C 72/39)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: China Construction Bank Corp. (Beijing, China) (represented by: A. Carboni and J. Gibbs, Solicitors)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Groupement des cartes bancaires (Paris, France) (represented by: C. Herissay Ducamp, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 June 2017 (Case R 2265/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Groupement des cartes bancaires and China Construction Bank.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders China Construction Bank Corp. to pay the costs. |

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