29.6.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 213/34
Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2015 — Swatch v OHIM — Panavision Europe (SWATCHBALL)
(Case T-71/14) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark SWATCHBALL - Community word and figurative marks and international word and figurative marks SWATCH and swatch - Relative ground for refusal - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2015/C 213/57)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Swatch AG (Biel, Switzerland) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Panavision Europe Ltd (Greenford, United Kingdom)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 November 2013 (Case R 470/2012-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Swatch AG and Panavision Europe Ltd.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Swatch AG to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 129, 28.4.2014.
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