CELEX: 62015TA0632
Language: en
Date: 2017-06-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-632/15: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Tillotts Pharma v EUIPO — Ferring (OCTASA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark OCTASA — Prior German and Benelux word marks PENTASA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

7.8.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 256/21
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Tillotts Pharma v EUIPO — Ferring (OCTASA)
   (Case T-632/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark OCTASA - Prior German and Benelux word marks PENTASA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 256/21)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Tillotts Pharma AG (Rheinfelden, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ferring BV (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) (represented by: D. Slopek, lawyer, and I. Fowler, Solicitor
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 September 2015 (Case R 2386/2014-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Ferring and Tillotts Pharma.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Tillotts Pharma AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 27, 25.1.2016.