26.2.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 72/34
Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2018 — Sun Media v EUIPO — Meta4 Spain (METAPORN)
(Case T-273/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark METAPORN - Earlier EU and national word marks META4 and earlier figurative marks meta4 - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Similarity of the services - Meaning of complementary services - Similarity of the signs - Likelihood of confusion))
(2018/C 072/43)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sun Media Ltd (Hong Kong, China) (represented by: A. Schnider, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Meta4 Spain, SA (Las Rozas, Spain) (represented by: I. Temiño Ceniceros, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 March 2016 (Joined Cases R 653/2015-2 and R 674/2015-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Meta4 Spain and Sun Media.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Sun Media Ltd to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 270, 25.7.2016.
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