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    Case T-111/16: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2018 — Prada v EUIPO — The Rich Prada International (THE RICH PRADA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark THE RICH PRADA — Earlier national and international word and figurative marks PRADA — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation(EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Detriment to the distinctive character or repute — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Likelihood of confusion)

    OJ C 249, 16.7.2018, p. 21–21 (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-111/16: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2018 — Prada v EUIPO — The Rich Prada International (THE RICH PRADA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark THE RICH PRADA — Earlier national and international word and figurative marks PRADA — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation(EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Detriment to the distinctive character or repute — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Likelihood of confusion)

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    Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2018 — Prada v EUIPO — The Rich Prada International (THE RICH PRADA)

    (Case T-111/16) ( 1 )

    ‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark THE RICH PRADA — Earlier national and international word and figurative marks PRADA — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation(EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Detriment to the distinctive character or repute — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Likelihood of confusion)’

    2018/C 249/25Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Prada SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Jacobacci, lawyer)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: The Rich Prada International PT (Surabaya, Indonesia) (represented by: Y. Zhou, Solicitor)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 January 2016 (Joined Cases R 3076/2014-2 and R 3186/2014-2), as rectified on 14 March 2017, relating to opposition proceedings between Prada and The Rich Prada International.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Prada SA to pay the costs.


    ( 1 ) OJ C 175, 17.5.2016.

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