CELEX: 62016TA0129
Language: en
Date: 2017-11-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-129/16: Judgment of the General Court of 14 November 2017 — Claranet Europe v EUIPO — Claro (claranet) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark claranet — Earlier Benelux word mark CLARO — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

8.1.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 5/31
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 14 November 2017 — Claranet Europe v EUIPO — Claro (claranet)
   (Case T-129/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark claranet - Earlier Benelux word mark CLARO - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 005/41)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Claranet Europe Ltd (St Helier, Jersey) (represented by: G. Crown, D. Farnsworth and O. Fairhurst, Solicitors, and A. Bryson, Barrister)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Claro SA (São Paulo, Brazil)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 January 2016 (Case R 803/2015-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Claro and Claranet Europe.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Claranet Europe Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 175, 17.5.2016.