CELEX: 62017TA0179
Language: en
Date: 2018-02-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-179/17: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2018 — Laboratoire Nuxe v EUIPO — Camille and Tariot (NYouX) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark NYouX — Earlier national word mark NUXE — Obligation to state reasons — First sentence of Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now first sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the goods — Similarity of the signs — Distinctive character — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))

9.4.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 123/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2018 — Laboratoire Nuxe v EUIPO — Camille and Tariot (NYouX)
   (Case T-179/17) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark NYouX - Earlier national word mark NUXE - Obligation to state reasons - First sentence of Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now first sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Distinctive character - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 123/25)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Laboratoire Nuxe (Paris, France) (represented by: P. Wilhelm and J. Roux, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard–Monguiral and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Élisabeth Camille (Alicante, Spain) and Jean–Yves Tariot (Alicante)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 January 2017 (Case R 718/2016-5), relating to opposition proceedings between, on the one hand, Laboratoire Nuxe and, on the other, Ms Camille and Mr Tariot.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 January 2017 (Case R 718/2016-5);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 144, 8.5.2017.