CELEX: 62015TA0389
Language: en
Date: 2017-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-389/15: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2017 — J & Joy v EUIPO — Joy-Sportswear (J&JOY) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — EU figurative mark J&JOY — Earlier national figurative mark joy SPORTSWEAR — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the goods — Similarity of the signs — Assessment criteria — Composite mark — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

15.5.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 151/31
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2017 — J & Joy v EUIPO — Joy-Sportswear (J&JOY)
   (Case T-389/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - EU figurative mark J&JOY - Earlier national figurative mark joy SPORTSWEAR - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Assessment criteria - Composite mark - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 151/39)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: J & Joy SA (Waremme, Belgium) (represented by: A. Maqua, C. Pirenne and C. Smits, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Joy-Sportswear GmbH (Ottensoos, Germany) (represented by: T. Kiphuth, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 April 2015 (Case R 1355/2014-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Joy-Sportswear and J & Joy.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders J & Joy SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 381, 16.11.2015.