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Case T-273/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METAPORN) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark METAPORN — Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier figurative marks meta4 — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the services — Meaning of complementary services — Similarity of the signs — Likelihood of confusion)
Case T-273/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METAPORN) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark METAPORN — Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier figurative marks meta4 — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the services — Meaning of complementary services — Similarity of the signs — Likelihood of confusion)
Case T-273/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METAPORN) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark METAPORN — Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier figurative marks meta4 — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the services — Meaning of complementary services — Similarity of the signs — Likelihood of confusion)
OJ C 72, 26.2.2018, p. 34–34
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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26.2.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 72/34 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METAPORN)
(Case T-273/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark METAPORN - Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier figurative marks meta4 - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Similarity of the services - Meaning of complementary services - Similarity of the signs - Likelihood of confusion))
(2018/C 072/43)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sun Media Ltd (Hong Kong, China) (represented by: A. Schnider, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Meta4 Spain, SA (Las Rozas, Spain) (represented by: I. Temiño Ceniceros, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 March 2016 (Joined Cases R 653/2015-2 and R 674/2015-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Meta4 Spain and Sun Media.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Sun Media Ltd to pay the costs. |