CELEX: 62014TA0803
Language: en
Date: 2016-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-803/14: Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Gervais Danone v EUIPO — Mahou (B’lue) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark B’lue — Earlier EU word mark BLU DE SAN MIGUEL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

13.6.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 211/47
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Gervais Danone v EUIPO — Mahou (B’lue)
      (Case T-803/14) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark B’lue - Earlier EU word mark BLU DE SAN MIGUEL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
      (2016/C 211/59)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Compagnie Gervais Danone (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Lakits-Josse, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: M. Rajh, acting as Agent)
      
         Intervener in the proceedings before the General Court, successor in law to San Miguel, Fabricas de Cerveza y Malta, SA, the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mahou, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: A. Gómez-López, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 September 2014 (Case R 1382/2013-5), relating to opposition proceedings between San Miguel, Fabricas de Cerveza y Malta, SA and Compagnie Gervais Danone.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Compagnie Gervais Danone to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 34, 2.2.2015.