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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 9 November 2016.
Juan Gallardo Blanco v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
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.
Case T-716/15.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2016:649

Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 1 December 2016.
Market Watch Franchise & Consulting, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the word mark MITOCHRON — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b).
Case C-402/16 P.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2016:924

Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 1 December 2016.
Market Watch Franchise & Consulting, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the word mark MITOCHRON — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b).
Case C-401/16 P.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2016:923

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 November 2016.
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Appeal — EU trade mark — Application for registration of a figurative mark including the word elements ‘compressor technology’ — Opposition of the proprietor of the word marks KOMPRESSOR PLUS and KOMPRESSOR — Partial refusal of registration — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 60 — Regulation (EC) No 216/96 — Article 8(3) — ‘Ancillary’ appeal — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Weak distinctive character of the earlier national marks — Likelihood of confusion.
Case C-43/15 P.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2016:837

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 11 October 2016.
Guccio Gucci SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark representing four interlocking Gs — Earlier EU, national and international figurative marks G — Relative ground for refusal — No similarity between the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-461/15.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2016:605

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 11 October 2016.
Guccio Gucci SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Application for an EU figurative mark representing four interlocking Gs — Earlier EU and international figurative marks G — Relative ground for refusal — No similarity between the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-753/15.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2016:604

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 September 2016.
Perfetti Van Melle Benelux BV v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark 3D — Earlier EU word and figurative marks 3D’S and 3D’s — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-390/15.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2016:463

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 April 2016.
KS Sports IPCo GmbH, successor in law to BH Stores BV v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Application for registration of the word mark ALEX — Opposition by the proprietor of the national word marks ALEX and the national figurative mark containing the word element ‘ALEX’ — Rejection of the opposition — Article 75 — Right to be heard — Obligation to state reasons — Article 8(1)(b) — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity between products.
Case C-480/15 P.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2016:266

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 18 February 2016.
Harrys Pubar AB and Harry's New York Bar SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark HARRY’S NEW YORK BAR — Earlier national figurative mark PUB CASINO Harrys RESTAURANG — Partial refusal of registration — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Joined Cases T-84/14 and T-97/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2016:83

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 18 February 2016.
Harrys Pubar AB and Harry's New York Bar SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).
Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark HARRY’S BAR — Earlier national figurative mark PUB CASINO Harrys RESTAURANG — Partial refusal of registration — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Joined Cases T-711/13 and T-716/13.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2016:82