4.6.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 190/25


Judgment of the General Court of 20 April 2018 — Mitrakos v EUIPO — Belasco Baquedano (YAMAS)

(Case T-15/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark YAMAS - Earlier EU word mark LLAMA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 190/45)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Dimitrios Mitrakos (Palaio Faliro, Greece) (represented by: D. Bakopanou, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Kusturovic and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Juan Ignacio Belasco Baquedano (Viana, Spain) (represented by P. Merino Baylos, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 October 2016 (Case R 532/2016-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Belasco Baquedano and Mr Mitrakos.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Mr Dimitrios Mitrakos to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 63, 27.2.2017.