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    Case T-382/16: Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2017 — Asna v EUIPO — Wings Software (ASNA WINGS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark ASNA WINGS — Earlier Benelux word mark WINGS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Evidence submitted for the first time before the Court)

    OJ C 402, 27.11.2017, p. 28–29 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    27.11.2017   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 402/28


    Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2017 — Asna v EUIPO — Wings Software (ASNA WINGS)

    (Case T-382/16) (1)

    ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark ASNA WINGS - Earlier Benelux word mark WINGS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Evidence submitted for the first time before the Court))

    (2017/C 402/36)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Asna, Inc. (San Antonio, Texas, United States) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix and J. Erdozain López, lawyers)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh, Agent)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Wings Software BVBA (Heist-Op-den-Berg, Belgium) (represented by: C. Dekoninck and J. Bussé, lawyers)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 April 2016 (Case R 436/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Wings Software and Asna.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Asna, Inc. to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 335, 12.9.2016.


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