Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2016 — Gallardo Blanco v EUIPO — Expasa Agricultura y Ganadería (Representation of a branding iron (shape of an H-shaped horse bit))

(Case T-716/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark consisting of the representation of a branding iron (shape of an H-shaped horse bit) - Earlier EU and Spanish figurative marks - Relative grounds for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 038/45)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Juan Gallardo Blanco (Los Barrios, Spain) (represented by: E. Estella Garbayo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Expasa Agricultura y Ganadería, SA (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain) (represented by: A. Bosch Döffert, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 September 2015 (Case R 1502/2014-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Expasa Agricultura y Ganadería and Mr Juan Gallardo Blanco.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 59, 15.2.2016.