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Case T-657/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2018 – Anabi Blanga v EUIPO — Polo/Lauren (HPC POLO) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the EU word mark HPC POLO — Earlier EU word mark POLO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Distinctive character — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2018 – Anabi Blanga v EUIPO — Polo/Lauren (HPC POLO)

(Case T-657/17) (
[1](#t-C_2018276EN.01004601-E0001)
)

‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the EU word mark HPC POLO — Earlier EU word mark POLO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Distinctive character — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))’

2018/C 276/76Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Gidon Anabi Blanga (Mexico, Mexico) (represented by: M. Sanmartín Sanmartín, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Zajfert, D. Walicka and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: The Polo/Lauren Company LP (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: R. Black, Solicitor, and S. Baran, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 June 2017 (Case R 2368/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between The Polo/Lauren Company and Mr Anabi Blanga.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Gidon Anabi Blanga to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-C_2018276EN.01004601-E0001)
) [OJ C 437, 18.12.2017](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2017:437:TOC).

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