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24.10.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 392/37 |
Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2016 — Perfetti Van Melle Benelux v EUIPO — PepsiCo (3D)
(Case T-390/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark 3D - Earlier EU word and figurative marks 3D’S and 3D’s - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 392/47)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Perfetti Van Melle Benelux BV (Breda, Netherlands) (represented by: P. Testa, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: PepsiCo, Inc. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 May 2015 (Case R 465/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between PepsiCo and Perfetti Van Melle Benelux.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Perfetti Van Melle Benelux BV to pay the costs. |