21.8.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/43


Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2017 — Mr. Kebab v EUIPO – Mister Kebap (Mr. KEBAB)

(Case T-448/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the EU figurative mark Mr. KEBAB - Earlier Spanish figurative mark MISTER KEBAP - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 277/63)

Language of the case: Slovak

Parties

Applicant: Mr. Kebab s. r. o. (Košice-Západ, Slovakia) (represented by: L. Vojčík, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and R. Cottrellovú, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mister Kebap, SL (Finestrat, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the 2nd Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 May 2006 (Case R 987/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Mister Kebap and Mr. Kebab.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Mr. Kebab s. r. o. to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 383, 17.10.2016.