CELEX: 62016TA0808
Language: en
Date: 2018-01-30 00:00:00
Title: Case T-808/16: Judgment of the General Court of 30 January 2018 — Jean Patou Worldwide v EUIPO — Emboga (HISPANITAS JOY IS A CHOICE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark HISPANITAS JOY IS A CHOICE — Earlier EU word mark JOY — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

12.3.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 94/22
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 30 January 2018 — Jean Patou Worldwide v EUIPO — Emboga (HISPANITAS JOY IS A CHOICE)
   (Case T-808/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark HISPANITAS JOY IS A CHOICE - Earlier EU word mark JOY - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 094/29)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Jean Patou Worldwide Ltd (Watford, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Baran, Barrister)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, A. Folliard-Monguiral and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Emboga, SA (Petrel, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 June 2016 (Case R 235/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Jean Patou Worldwide and Emboga.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Jean Patou Worldwide Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.