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Document 62015TA0567
Case T-567/15: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Monster Energy v EUIPO — Mad Catz Interactive (Representation of a black square with four white lines) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark representing a black square with four white lines — Earlier EU figurative mark representing three claws positioned vertically — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Case T-567/15: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Monster Energy v EUIPO — Mad Catz Interactive (Representation of a black square with four white lines) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark representing a black square with four white lines — Earlier EU figurative mark representing three claws positioned vertically — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Case T-567/15: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Monster Energy v EUIPO — Mad Catz Interactive (Representation of a black square with four white lines) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark representing a black square with four white lines — Earlier EU figurative mark representing three claws positioned vertically — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
OJ C 314, 29.8.2016, p. 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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29.8.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 314/23 |
Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Monster Energy v EUIPO — Mad Catz Interactive (Representation of a black square with four white lines)
(Case T-567/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark representing a black square with four white lines - Earlier EU figurative mark representing three claws positioned vertically - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 314/32)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Monster Energy Company (Corona, California, United States) (represented by: P. Brownlow, Solicitor)
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: Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (San Diego, California, United States)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2015 (Case R 2368/2014-5), concerning opposition proceedings between Monster Energy Company and Mad Catz Interactive.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Monster Energy Company to pay the costs. |