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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 1 June 2018 –  
Casual Dreams v EUIPO — López Fernández (Dayaday)

(Case T‑900/16)

(European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Dayaday — Earlier national figurative marks DAYADAY and dayaday — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Reputation — Advantage unfairly taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Relative grounds for refusal—Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation—Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services—Conditions—Reputation of the mark in the Member State or the EU—Meaning—Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(5))  (see paras 28, 30-32) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Relative grounds for refusal—Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation—Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services—Conditions—Link between the marks  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(5))  (see para. 29) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Jurisdiction of the General Court—Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(2))  (see para. 38) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 October 2016 (Case R 375/2016-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Casual Dreams and Mr López Fernández.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 October 2016 (Case R 375/2016-2); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Casual Dreams, SLU, including those incurred in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. |

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