CELEX: 62016TA0722
Language: en
Date: 2017-11-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-722/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2017 — Mapei v EUIPO — Steenfabrieken Vandersanden (zerø) (EU trademark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark zerø — Earlier EU word mark ZERO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

8.1.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 5/38
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2017 — Mapei v EUIPO — Steenfabrieken Vandersanden (zerø)
   (Case T-722/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trademark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark zerø - Earlier EU word mark ZERO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 005/51)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Mapei SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: F. Caricato, then M. Fazzini, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Steenfabrieken Vandersanden NV (Bilzen, Belgium) (represented by: J. Muyldermans and P. Maeyaert, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 July 2016 (Case R 2371/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Steenfabrieken Vandersanden and Mapei.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders Mapei SpA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 462, 12.12.2016