Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 2.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 156/35 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2016 — The Body Shop International v OHIM — Spa Monopole (SPA WISDOM)

(Case T-201/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016156EN.01003501-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark SPA WISDOM - Earlier Benelux word mark SPA - Relative grounds for refusal - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 156/45)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: The Body Shop International plc (Littlehampton, United Kingdom) (represented by: I. Vernimme, H. Viaene, S. Vandewynckel and D. Gillet, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV (Spa, Belgium) (represented by: E. Cornu and E. De Gryse, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 January 2014 (Case R 1516/2012-4), relating to opposition proceedings between The Body Shop International plc and Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders The Body Shop International plc to pay the costs. |

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