Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 200/21 |

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Order of the General Court of 18 April 2016 — Zhang v EUIPO — K & L Ruppert Stiftung (Anna Smith)

(Case T-295/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016200EN.01002101-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Anna Smith - Earlier EU word mark SMITH - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law))

(2016/C 200/29)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Yongyu Zhang (Manchester, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Steinert, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: K & L Ruppert Stiftung & Co. Handels-KG (Weilheim, Germany) (represented by: A. Kockläuner and O. Nilgen, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 February 2015 (Case R 1559/2014-5) concerning opposition proceedings between K & L Ruppert Stiftung & Co. Handels-KG et M. Yongyu Zhang.

Operative part of the order

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Yongyu Zhang to pay the costs. |

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