14.9.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 302/53 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2015 — Roland SE v OHIM — Louboutin (Nuance of red on the sole of a shoe)
(Case T-631/14) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community trade mark consisting of a nuance of red on the sole of a shoe - Earlier international figurative mark my SHOES - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2015/C 302/68)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Roland SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken and O. Rauscher, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Pétrequin and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Christian Louboutin (Paris, France) (represented by: T. van Innis, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 May 2014 (Case R 1591/2013-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Roland SE and Christian Louboutin.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Roland SE to pay the costs. |