Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.11.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 388/16 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2014 — Groupe Léa Nature v OHIM — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO’BiO ētic)

(Case T-341/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014388EN.01001601-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark SO’BiO ētic - Earlier Community and national word and figurative marks SO…? - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))

2014/C 388/19

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Groupe Léa Nature SA (Périgny, France) (represented by: S. Arnaud, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos and V. Melgar, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervener before the General Court: Debonair Trading Internacional Lda (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: T. Alkin, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 March 2013 (Case R 203/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Debonair Trading Internacional Lda and Groupe Léa Nature SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 26 March 2013 (Case R 203/2011-1); |

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| 2. | Orders OHIM and Debonair Trading Internacional Lda each to bear their own costs, and to pay the costs of Groupe Léa Nature SA. |

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