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

(Case T-628/15)

(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)

| 1. | EU trade mark–Appeals procedure–Action before the EU judicature–Jurisdiction of the General Court–Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal–Annulment or variation for reasons appearing after judgment was delivered–Not included  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 65(2) and 76)  (see para. 24) |

| 2. | EU trade mark–Appeals procedure–Action before the EU judicature–Limitation of the list of products and services after the decision of the Board of Appeal–Consequences  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188 Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 43(1))  (see paras 25-28) |

| 3. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark–Figurative marks BiancalunA and bianca  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 36, 37, 41, 57, 67, 79, 80) |

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

The Court:

| 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); |

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

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

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