Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 437/26 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2017 — Frame v EUIPO — Bianca-Moden (BiancalunA)

(Case T-628/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017437EN.01002602-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark BiancalunA — Rejection - Earlier national figurative mark bianca - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Identity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2017/C 437/31)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Frame Srl (San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy) (represented by: E. Montelione, M. Borghese and R. Giordano, lawyers)

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, intervener before the General Court: Bianca-Moden GmbH & Co. KG (Ochtrup, Germany) (represented by: P. Lange, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 August 2015 (Case R 2720/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Bianca-Moden and Frame.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 August 2015 (Case R 2720/2014-5); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Frame Srl; |

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| 3. | Orders Bianca-Moden GmbH & Co. KG to bear its own costs. |

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