24.11.2014
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 421/33
Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2014 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM
(Case T-515/12) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark The English Cut - Earlier national word and Community figurative marks El Corte Inglés - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No likelihood of association - Connection between the signs - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))
2014/C 421/45
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: El Corte Inglés (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela, J.L Rivas Zurdo and I. Munilla Muñoz, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: The English Cut SL (Málaga, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2012 (Case R 1673/2011-1) relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés SA and The English Cut S.L.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders El Corte Inglés SA to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.
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