Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 152/29 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 March 2018 — Grupo Osborne v EUIPO — Ostermann (DONTORO dog friendship)

(Case T-390/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018152EN.01002901-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark DONTORO dog friendship - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Complementarity of the goods and services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 152/34)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Grupo Osborne, SA (El Puerto de Santa María, Spain) (represented by: J.M. Iglesias Monravá, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Daniel Ostermann (Leipzig, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2016 (Case R 2002/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Grupo Osborne and Mr Ostermann.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Grupo Osborne, SA to pay the costs. |

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