Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 302/51 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2015 — The Smiley Company v OHIM — The Swatch Group Management Services (HAPPY TIME)

(Case T-352/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015302EN.01005102-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark HAPPY TIME - Earlier international word mark HAPPY HOURS - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 302/66)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: The Smiley Company SPRL (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: I.-M. Helbig, P. Hansmersmann and S. Rengshausen, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: The Swatch Group Management Services AG (Biel, Switzerland)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 February 2014 (Case R 1497/2013-1), relating to opposition proceedings between The Swatch Group Management Services AG and The Smiley Company SPRL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders The Smiley Company SPRL to pay the costs. |

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