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Date: 2017-10-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-7/15: Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Leopard v EUIPO — Smart Market (LEOPARD true racing) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for figurative EU trade mark LEOPARD true racing — Prior figurative EU trade mark leopard CASA Y JARDIN — 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))

201711170561555852017/C 412/3372015TC41220171204EN01ENINFO_JUDICIAL20171019232422Case T-7/15: Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Leopard v EUIPO — Smart Market (LEOPARD true racing) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for figurative EU trade mark LEOPARD true racing — Prior figurative EU trade mark leopard CASA Y JARDIN — 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))
 ---documentbreak--- C4122017EN2320120171019EN0033232242Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Leopard v EUIPO — Smart Market (LEOPARD true racing)
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   ‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for figurative EU trade mark LEOPARD true racing — Prior figurative EU trade mark leopard CASA Y JARDIN — 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))’2017/C 412/33Language of the case: French
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Leopard SA (Howald, Luxembourg) (represented by: P. Lê Dai, lawyer)
   
      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: Smart Market, SLU (Alcantarilla, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 October 2014 (Case R 1866/2013-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Smart Market and Leopard.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
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            Dismisses the action;
         
      
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            Orders Leopard SA to pay the costs.
         
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      )	OJ C 81, 9.3.2015.