21.8.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 277/41
Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2017 — Dogg Label v EUIPO — Chemoul (JAPRAG)
(Case T-406/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark JAPRAG - Earlier national figurative mark JAPAN-RAG - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 277/61)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Dogg Label (Marseilles, France) (represented by: M. Angelier, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Patrick Chemoul (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Hoffman, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 May 2016 (Case R 2336/2015-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Dogg Label and Mr Chemoul.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 May 2016 (Case R 2336/2015-2);
2.
Orders Dogg Label, EUIPO and Mr Patrick Chemoul to bear their own respective costs.
(1) OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.