22.5.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 161/27
Judgment of the General Court of 6 April 2017 — Policolor v EUIPO — CWS-Lackfabrik Conrad W. Schmidt (Policolor)
(Case T-178/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark Policolor - Earlier EU figurative mark ProfiColor - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2017/C 161/37)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Policolor SA (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: M. Comanescu, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: CWS-Lackfabrik Conrad W. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG (Düren-Merken, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 January 2016 (Case R 346/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between CWS-Lackfabrik Conrad W. Schmidt and Policolor.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Policolor SA to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 211, 13.6.2016.