Case T-241/16: Judgment of the General Court of 4 May 2018 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — WE Brand (EW) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark EW — Earlier EU word mark WE — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
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Judgment of the General Court of 4 May 2018 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — WE Brand (EW)
(Case T-241/16) ( 1 )
‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark EW — Earlier EU word mark WE — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))’2018/C 221/17Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Botis and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: WE Brand Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: R. van Oerle and L. Bekke, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 February 2016 (Case R 426/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between WE Brand and El Corte Inglés.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 February 2016 (Case R 426/2015-2);
2.
Orders EUIPO and WE Brand Sàrl to bear their own respective costs and to pay those incurred by El Corte Inglés, SA .
( 1 ) OJ C 251, 11.7.2016.
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