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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))

OJ C 412, 4.12.2017, pp. 23–24 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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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))

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Leopard v EUIPO — Smart Market (LEOPARD true racing)

(Case T-7/15) ( 1 )

‛(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:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Leopard SA to pay the costs.


( 1 ) OJ C 81, 9.3.2015.

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