Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 302/53 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2015 — Roland SE v OHIM — Louboutin (Nuance of red on the sole of a shoe)

(Case T-631/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015302EN.01005301-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community trade mark consisting of a nuance of red on the sole of a shoe - Earlier international figurative mark my SHOES - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 302/68)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Roland SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken and O. Rauscher, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Pétrequin and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Christian Louboutin (Paris, France) (represented by: T. van Innis, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 May 2014 (Case R 1591/2013-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Roland SE and Christian Louboutin.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Roland SE to pay the costs. |

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