Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.2.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 52/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2017 — N & C Franchise v EUIPO — Eschenbach Optik (OJO sunglasses)

(Case T-792/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018052EN.01002701-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark OJO sunglasses - Earlier international word mark oio - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 052/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: N & C Franchise Ltd (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: C. Chrysanthis, P.-V. Chardalia, and A. Vasilogamvrou, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Eschenbach Optik GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 September 2016 (Case R 32/2016-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Eschenbach Optik and N & C Franchise.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders N & C Franchise Ltd to pay the costs. |

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