3.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 388/14


Judgment of the General Court of 18 September 2014 — Herdade de S. Tiago II v OHIM — Polo/Lauren (V)

(Case T-90/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark V - Earlier Community, national and Benelux figurative marks representing a polo player - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))

2014/C 388/16

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Herdade de S. Tiago II — Sociedade Agrícola, SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: I. de Carvalho Simões and J. Pimenta, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock and N. Bambara, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: The Polo/Lauren Company, LP (New York, United States) (represented by: R. Black and S. Davies, Solicitors)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 November 2012 (Case R 2240/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between The Polo/Lauren Company, LP and Herdade de S. Tiago II — Sociedade Agrícola, SA

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Herdade de S. Tiago II — Sociedade Agrícola, SA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 123, 27.4.2013.