Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.11.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 421/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2014 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM

(Case T-515/12)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014421EN.01003301-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark The English Cut - Earlier national word and Community figurative marks El Corte Inglés - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No likelihood of association - Connection between the signs - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))

2014/C 421/45

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: El Corte Inglés (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela, J.L Rivas Zurdo and I. Munilla Muñoz, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: The English Cut SL (Málaga, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2012 (Case R 1673/2011-1) relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés SA and The English Cut S.L.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders El Corte Inglés SA to pay the costs. |

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