Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 352/14 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Sohawon (fRee YOUR STYLe.)

(Case T-282/12)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2013352EN.01001401-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark fRee YOUR STYLe. - Earlier Community and national word marks FREE STYLE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2013/C 352/25

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (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: V. Melgar, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Nadia Mariam Sohawon (London, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 April 2012 (Case R 1825/2010-4), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA and Ms Nadia Mariam Sohawon.

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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