CELEX: 62015TA0358
Language: en
Date: 2016-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-358/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Arrom Conseil v EUIPO — PUIG France (Roméo has a Gun by Romano Ricci) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the EU figurative mark Roméo has a Gun by Romano Ricci — Earlier EU word marks NINA RICCI and RICCI — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or reputation of the earlier marks — Damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)

24.10.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 392/36
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2016 — Arrom Conseil v EUIPO — PUIG France (Roméo has a Gun by Romano Ricci)
   (Case T-358/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the EU figurative mark Roméo has a Gun by Romano Ricci - Earlier EU word marks NINA RICCI and RICCI - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or reputation of the earlier marks - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 392/45)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Arrom Conseil (Paris, France) (represented by: C. Herissay Ducamp and J. Blanchard, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. Kunz, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: PUIG France SAS (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2015 (Case R 1020/2014-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Puig France and Arrom Conseil.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Arrom Conseil to bear its own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office and PUIG France SAS.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 294, 7.9.2015.