CELEX: 62016TA0085
Language: en
Date: 2018-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Case T-85/16: Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2018 — Shoe Branding Europe v EUIPO — adidas (Device of two parallel stripes on a shoe) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark consisting of two parallel stripes on a shoe — Earlier EU figurative mark representing three parallel stripes on a shoe — Relative ground for refusal — Damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

23.4.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 142/42
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2018 — Shoe Branding Europe v EUIPO — adidas (Device of two parallel stripes on a shoe)
   (Case T-85/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark consisting of two parallel stripes on a shoe - Earlier EU figurative mark representing three parallel stripes on a shoe - Relative ground for refusal - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 142/54)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Shoe Branding Europe BVBA (Oudenaarde, Belgium) (represented by: J. Løje, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Lukošiūtė, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: I. Fowler and I. Junkar, Solicitors)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 November 2015 (Case R 3106/2014-2), relating to opposition proceedings between adidas and Shoe Branding Europe.
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Shoe Branding Europe BVBA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 136, 18.4.2016.