27.8.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 301/31
Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Link Entertainment v EUIPO — García-Sanjuan Machado (SAVORY DELICIOUS ARTISTS & EVENTS)
(Case T-694/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark SAVORY DELICIOUS ARTISTS & EVENTS - Earlier EU word mark AVORY - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - Articles 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Articles 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 301/40)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Link Entertainment, SLU (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Estella Garbayo, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sandra García-Sanjuan Machado (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: E. Torner Lasalle, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2017 (Case R 1758/2016-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Ms García-Sanjuan Machado and Link Entertainment.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Link Entertainment, SLU to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 402, 27.11.2017.
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