CELEX: 62015TA0312
Language: en
Date: 2016-05-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-312/15: Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2016 — Market Watch v EUIPO — Glaxo Group (MITOCHRON) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark MITOCHRON — Earlier national word mark MIVACRON — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)

27.6.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 232/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2016 — Market Watch v EUIPO — Glaxo Group (MITOCHRON)
   (Case T-312/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark MITOCHRON - Earlier national word mark MIVACRON - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 232/25)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Market Watch Franchise & Consulting, Inc. (Freeport, Bahamas) (represented by: J. Korab, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Glaxo Group Ltd (Brentford, United Kingdom) (represented by S. Malynicz, Barrister, and A. Smith, Solicitor)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2015 (Case R 507/2014-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Glaxo Group Ltd and Market Watch Franchise & Consulting, Inc.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Market Watch Franchise & Consulting, Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 270, 17.8.2015.