Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 195/25 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2017 — Messe Friedrichshafen v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés (Out Door)

(Case T-224/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017195EN.01002501-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - EU figurative mark Out Door - Earlier EU word mark OUTDOOR PRO - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 195/35)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH (Friedrichshafen, Germany) (represented by: W. Schulte Hemming, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 February 2016 (Case R 2302/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés and Messe Friedrichshafen.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH to pay the costs. |

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