CELEX: 62017TA0274
Language: en
Date: 2018-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-274/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2018 — Monster Energy v EUIPO — Bösel (MONSTER DIP) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark MONSTER DIP — Earlier EU word and figurative marks and unregistered sign used in the course of trade, all including the word element ‘monster’ — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — No likelihood of misleading association — Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001) — No likelihood of dilution of the reputation of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))

4.3.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 82/50
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2018 — Monster Energy v EUIPO — Bösel (MONSTER DIP)
      (Case T-274/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark MONSTER DIP - Earlier EU word and figurative marks and unregistered sign used in the course of trade, all including the word element ‘monster’ - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No likelihood of misleading association - Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001) - No likelihood of dilution of the reputation of the earlier mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)))
      (2019/C 82/58)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Monster Energy Company (Corona, California, United States) (represented by: P. Brownlow, Solicitor)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Marco Bösel (Bad Fallingbostel, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 December 2016 (Case R 1062/2016-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Monster Energy Company and Marco Bösel.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Monster Energy Company to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 221, 10.7.2017.