Case T-739/16: Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym v EUIPO — Hunter Douglas Holding (COSIMO) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark COSIMO — Earlier EU word mark COSIFLOR — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym v EUIPO — Hunter Douglas Holding (COSIMO)
(Case T-739/16) ( 1 )
‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark COSIMO — Earlier EU word mark COSIFLOR — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))’
2018/C 276/70Language of the case: EnglishParties
Applicant: Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym sp.j. (Koszalin, Poland) (represented by: M. Krekora, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hunter Douglas Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: M. Sonntag, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 August 2016 (Case R 2364/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Hunter Douglas Holding and Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym sp.j. to pay the costs. |
( 1 ) OJ C 462, 12.12.2016.