Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.5.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 155/25 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2015 — Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club v OHIM — Lifestyle Equities (Royal County of Berkshire POLO CLUB)

(Case T-581/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015155EN.01002502-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark Royal County of Berkshire POLO CLUB - Earlier Community figurative trade marks BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Duty to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2015/C 155/29)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: The Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Maitland-Walker, Solicitor)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: P. Bullock and N. Bambara, Agents)

The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Lifestyle Equities CV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by D. Russo, lawyer)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 July 2013 (Case R 1374/2012-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Lifestyle Equities CV and Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 25 July 2013 (Case R 1374/2012-2) to the extent that it refused Community trade mark application No 9642621 in respect of ‘whips, harness, and saddlery’; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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