18.1.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 16/33
Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Sephora v OHIM — Mayfield Trading (Representation of two undulating vertical lines)
(Case T-320/14) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark representing two undulating vertical lines - National and international figurative marks representing an undulating vertical line - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 016/40)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Sephora (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: H. Delabarre, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Mayfield Trading Ltd (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America) (represented by: A. Tarí Lázaro, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 February 2014 (Case R 1577/2013-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Sephora and Mayfield Trading Ltd.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Sephora to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 212, 7.7.2014.
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