Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 211/47 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Gervais Danone v EUIPO — Mahou (B’lue)

(Case T-803/14) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2016211EN.01004702-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark B’lue - Earlier EU word mark BLU DE SAN MIGUEL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 211/59)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Compagnie Gervais Danone (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Lakits-Josse, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: M. Rajh, acting as Agent)

Intervener in the proceedings before the General Court, successor in law to San Miguel, Fabricas de Cerveza y Malta, SA, the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mahou, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: A. Gómez-López, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 September 2014 (Case R 1382/2013-5), relating to opposition proceedings between San Miguel, Fabricas de Cerveza y Malta, SA and Compagnie Gervais Danone.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Compagnie Gervais Danone to pay the costs. |

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