Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 419/44 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2016 — The Art Company B & S v EUIPO — G-Star Raw (THE ART OF RAW)

(Case T-593/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016419EN.01004401-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark THE ART OF RAW - Earlier national and EU figurative marks art and earlier EU figurative mark The Art Company - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 419/58)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: The Art Company B & S, SA (Quel, Spain) (represented by: J. Villamor Muguerza, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: G-Star Raw CV (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 July 2015 (Case R 1980/2014-1), relating to opposition proceedings between The Art Company B & S and G-Star Raw.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders The Art Company B & S, SA to pay the costs. |

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