Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 5/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 November 2017 — Claranet Europe v EUIPO — Claro (claranet)

(Case T-129/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018005EN.01003102-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark claranet - Earlier Benelux word mark CLARO - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 005/41)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Claranet Europe Ltd (St Helier, Jersey) (represented by: G. Crown, D. Farnsworth and O. Fairhurst, Solicitors, and A. Bryson, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Claro SA (São Paulo, Brazil)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 January 2016 (Case R 803/2015-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Claro and Claranet Europe.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Claranet Europe Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

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