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11.5.2015 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 155/25 |
Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2015 — Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club v OHIM — Lifestyle Equities (Royal County of Berkshire POLO CLUB)
(Case T-581/13) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark Royal County of Berkshire POLO CLUB - Earlier Community figurative trade marks BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Duty to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2015/C 155/29)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: The Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Maitland-Walker, Solicitor)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: P. Bullock and N. Bambara, Agents)
The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Lifestyle Equities CV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by D. Russo, lawyer)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 July 2013 (Case R 1374/2012-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Lifestyle Equities CV and Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 25 July 2013 (Case R 1374/2012-2) to the extent that it refused Community trade mark application No 9642621 in respect of ‘whips, harness, and saddlery’; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders each party to bear its own costs. |