Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 7.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 410/18 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2016 — Sun Cali v EUIPO — Abercrombie & Fitch Europe (SUN CALI)

(Case T-512/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016410EN.01001801-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark SUN CALI - Earlier national figurative mark CaLi co - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Representation before the Board of Appeal - Real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the European Union - Legal persons with economic connections - Article 92(3) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2016/C 410/24)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sun Cali, Inc. (Denver, Colorado, United States) (represented by: C. Thomas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Zaera Cuadrado, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Abercrombie & Fitch Europe SA (Mendrisio, Switzerland)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 June 2015 (Joined Cases R 1260/2014-5 and R 1281/2014-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Abercrombie & Fitch Europe and Sun Cali.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Sun Cali, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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