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    Case T-803/14: Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Gervais Danone v EUIPO — Mahou (B’lue) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark B’lue — Earlier EU word mark BLU DE SAN MIGUEL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    IO C 211, 13.6.2016, p. 47–48 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    13.6.2016   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 211/47


    Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Gervais Danone v EUIPO — Mahou (B’lue)

    (Case T-803/14) (1)

    ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark B’lue - Earlier EU word mark BLU DE SAN MIGUEL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

    (2016/C 211/59)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Compagnie Gervais Danone (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Lakits-Josse, lawyer)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: M. Rajh, acting as Agent)

    Intervener in the proceedings before the General Court, successor in law to San Miguel, Fabricas de Cerveza y Malta, SA, the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mahou, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: A. Gómez-López, lawyer)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 September 2014 (Case R 1382/2013-5), relating to opposition proceedings between San Miguel, Fabricas de Cerveza y Malta, SA and Compagnie Gervais Danone.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Compagnie Gervais Danone to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 34, 2.2.2015.


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