CELEX: 62016TA0721
Language: en
Date: 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-721/16: Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2018 — Luxottica Group v EUIPO — Chen (BeyBeni) (European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark BeyBeni — Earlier national figurative mark Ray-Ban — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

201806080251931402018/C 221/217212016TC22120180625EN01ENINFO_JUDICIAL20180508181922Case T-721/16: Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2018 — Luxottica Group v EUIPO — Chen (BeyBeni) (European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark BeyBeni — Earlier national figurative mark Ray-Ban — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
 ---documentbreak--- C2212018EN1820120180508EN0021182192Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2018 — Luxottica Group v EUIPO — Chen (BeyBeni)
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   ‛(European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark BeyBeni — Earlier national figurative mark Ray-Ban — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))’2018/C 221/21Language of the case: Spanish
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Luxottica Group SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: E. Ochoa Santamaría and I. Aparicio Martínez, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Xian Chen (Wenzhou, China)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 June 2016 (Case R 675/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Luxottica Group and Mr Chen.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
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            The decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 June 2016 (Case R 675/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Luxottica Group SpA and Xian Chen, is annulled;
         
      
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            EUIPO is ordered to pay the costs.
         
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      )	OJ C 454, 5.12.2016.