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Case T-30/21: Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — L’Oréal v EUIPO — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO COUTURE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SO COUTURE — EU word mark SO …? — Relative grounds 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))
Case T-30/21: Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — L’Oréal v EUIPO — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO COUTURE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SO COUTURE — EU word mark SO …? — Relative grounds 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))
Case T-30/21: Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — L’Oréal v EUIPO — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO COUTURE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SO COUTURE — EU word mark SO …? — Relative grounds 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 207, 23.5.2022, p. 37–37
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 207, 23.5.2022, p. 25–25
(GA)
23.5.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 207/37 |
Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — L’Oréal v EUIPO — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO COUTURE)
(Case T-30/21) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SO COUTURE - EU word mark SO …? - Relative grounds 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))
(2022/C 207/48)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: L’Oréal (Clichy, France) (represented by: M. Treis and E. M. Strobel, lawyers)
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, intervener before the General Court: Debonair Trading Internacional Lda (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: J. Quirin and J. P. Jacquey, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 November 2020 (Case R 158/2016 5), relating to opposition proceedings between Debonair Trading Internacional and L’Oréal.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders L’Oréal to pay the costs. |