18.1.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 16/32
Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Masafi v OHIM — Hd1 (masafi)
(Case T-249/14) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark masafi - Earlier national word mark masafi - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 016/39)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Masafi Co. LLC (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: G. Hinarejos Mulliez, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Hd1 Ltd (Huddersfield, United Kingdom)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 February 2014 (Case R 1131/2013-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Hd1 Limited and Masafi Co. LLC.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Masafi Co. LLC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
(1) OJ C 235, 21.7.2014.
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