Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2017 — Rafhaelo Gutti v EUIPO — Transformados del Sur (CAMISERIA LA ESPAÑOLA)

(Case T-504/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark CAMISERIA LA ESPAÑOLA - Earlier national figurative mark representing two crossed flags - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 129/29)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Rafhaelo Gutti, SL (Loja, Spain) (represented by: I. Sempere Massa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: B. Uriarte Valiente and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Transformados del Sur, SA (Seville, Spain) (represented by: M. Salas Martin, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 July 2015 (Case R 2424/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Transformados del Sur and Rafhaelo Gutti.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 354, 26.10.2015.