19.6.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 195/25
Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2017 — Messe Friedrichshafen v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés (Out Door)
(Case T-224/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - EU figurative mark Out Door - Earlier EU word mark OUTDOOR PRO - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2017/C 195/35)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH (Friedrichshafen, Germany) (represented by: W. Schulte Hemming, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 February 2016 (Case R 2302/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés and Messe Friedrichshafen.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 232, 27.6.2016.