CELEX: 62016TA0111
Language: en
Date: 2018-06-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-111/16: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2018 — Prada v EUIPO — The Rich Prada International (THE RICH PRADA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark THE RICH PRADA — Earlier national and international word and figurative marks PRADA — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation(EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Detriment to the distinctive character or repute — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Likelihood of confusion)

201806290651986812018/C 249/251112016TC24920180716EN01ENINFO_JUDICIAL20180605212111Case T-111/16: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2018 — Prada v EUIPO — The Rich Prada International (THE RICH PRADA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark THE RICH PRADA — Earlier national and international word and figurative marks PRADA — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation(EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Detriment to the distinctive character or repute — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Likelihood of confusion)
 ---documentbreak--- C2492018EN2110120180605EN0025211211Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2018 — Prada v EUIPO — The Rich Prada International (THE RICH PRADA)
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   ‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark THE RICH PRADA — Earlier national and international word and figurative marks PRADA — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation(EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Detriment to the distinctive character or repute — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Likelihood of confusion)’2018/C 249/25Language of the case: English
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Prada SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Jacobacci, lawyer)
   
      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, intervener before the General Court: The Rich Prada International PT (Surabaya, Indonesia) (represented by: Y. Zhou, Solicitor)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 January 2016 (Joined Cases R 3076/2014-2 and R 3186/2014-2), as rectified on 14 March 2017, relating to opposition proceedings between Prada and The Rich Prada International.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
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            Dismisses the action;
         
      
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            Orders Prada SA to pay the costs.
         
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      )	OJ C 175, 17.5.2016.