CELEX: 62016TA0382
Language: en
Date: 2017-10-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-382/16: Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2017 — Asna v EUIPO — Wings Software (ASNA WINGS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark ASNA WINGS — Earlier Benelux word mark WINGS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Evidence submitted for the first time before the Court)

27.11.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 402/28
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2017 — Asna v EUIPO — Wings Software (ASNA WINGS)
   (Case T-382/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark ASNA WINGS - Earlier Benelux word mark WINGS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Evidence submitted for the first time before the Court))
   (2017/C 402/36)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Asna, Inc. (San Antonio, Texas, United States) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix and J. Erdozain López, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Wings Software BVBA (Heist-Op-den-Berg, Belgium) (represented by: C. Dekoninck and J. Bussé, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 April 2016 (Case R 436/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Wings Software and Asna.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Asna, Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 335, 12.9.2016.