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    Case T-596/15: Judgment of the General Court of 17 February 2017 — Batmore Capital v EUIPO — Univers Poche (POCKETBOOK) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative trade mark POCKETBOOK — Earlier national figurative marks POCKET — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    OJ C 112, 10.4.2017, p. 35–35 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    10.4.2017   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 112/35


    Judgment of the General Court of 17 February 2017 — Batmore Capital v EUIPO — Univers Poche (POCKETBOOK)

    (Case T-596/15) (1)

    ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative trade mark POCKETBOOK - Earlier national figurative marks POCKET - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

    (2017/C 112/48)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Batmore Capital Ltd (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: D. Masson, 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, intervener before the General Court: Univers Poche (Paris, France) (represented by: F. Dumont, lawyer)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 July 2015 (Case R 1952/2014-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Univers Poche and Batmore Capital.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Batmore Capital Ltd to pay the costs, including the costs necessarily incurred by Univers Poche before the Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).


    (1)  OJ C 414, 14.12.2015.


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