CELEX: 62016TA0106
Language: en
Date: 2017-02-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-106/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 February 2017 — zero v EUIPO — Hemming (ZIRO) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative trade mark ZIRO — Earlier EU figurative mark zero — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

20.3.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 86/27
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 9 February 2017 — zero v EUIPO — Hemming (ZIRO)
   (Case T-106/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative trade mark ZIRO - Earlier EU figurative mark zero - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 086/36)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: zero Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: M. Nentwig, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Vuijst and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Oliver Hemming (Cadbury, United Kingdom)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 January 2016 (Case R 71/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between zero Holding and Mr Hemming.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 January 2016 (Case R 71/2015-5);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 175, 17.5.2016.