Case T-121/16: Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2017 — Tulliallan Burlington v EUIPO — Burlington Fashion (BURLINGTON THE ORIGINAL) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark BURLINGTON THE ORIGINAL — Earlier national word marks BURLINGTON and BURLINGTON ARCADE — Earlier EU and national figurative marks BURLINGTON ARCADE — 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) — Use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance — Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade marks — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))

Kawża T-121/16: Sentenza tal-Qorti Ġenerali tas-6 ta’ Diċembru 2017 – Tulliallan Burlington vs EUIPO – Burlington Fashion (BURLINGTON THE ORIGINAL (“Trade mark tal-Unjoni Ewropea — Proċedimenti ta’ oppożizzjoni — Reġistrazzjoni internazzjonali li tirreferi għall-Unjoni Ewropea — Trade mark figurattiva BURLINGTON THE ORIGINAL — Trade marks nazzjonali verbali preċedenti BURLINGTON u BURLINGTON ARCADE — Trade marks figurattivi preċedenti tal-Unjoni Ewropea u nazzjonali BURLINGTON ARCADE — Raġuni relattiva għal rifjut — Probabbiltà ta’ konfużjoni — Artikolu 8(1)(b) tar-Regolament (KE) Nru 207/2009 [li sar l-Artikolu 8(1)(b) tar-Regolament (UE) 2017/1001] — Użu fil-kummerċ ta’ sinjal li s-sinjifikat tiegħu ma huwiex biss lokali — Artikolu 8(4) tar-Regolament Nru 207/2009 (li sar l-Artikolu 8(4) tar-Regolament Nru 2017/1001) — Vantaġġ indebitu miksub mill-karattru distintiv jew mir-reputazzjoni tat-trade marks preċedenti — Artikolu 8(5) tar-Regolament Nru 207/2009 (li sar l-Artikolu 8(5) tar-Regolament Nru 2017/1001)””)

Kawża T-121/16: Sentenza tal-Qorti Ġenerali tas-6 ta’ Diċembru 2017 – Tulliallan Burlington vs EUIPO – Burlington Fashion (BURLINGTON THE ORIGINAL (“Trade mark tal-Unjoni Ewropea — Proċedimenti ta’ oppożizzjoni — Reġistrazzjoni internazzjonali li tirreferi għall-Unjoni Ewropea — Trade mark figurattiva BURLINGTON THE ORIGINAL — Trade marks nazzjonali verbali preċedenti BURLINGTON u BURLINGTON ARCADE — Trade marks figurattivi preċedenti tal-Unjoni Ewropea u nazzjonali BURLINGTON ARCADE — Raġuni relattiva għal rifjut — Probabbiltà ta’ konfużjoni — Artikolu 8(1)(b) tar-Regolament (KE) Nru 207/2009 [li sar l-Artikolu 8(1)(b) tar-Regolament (UE) 2017/1001] — Użu fil-kummerċ ta’ sinjal li s-sinjifikat tiegħu ma huwiex biss lokali — Artikolu 8(4) tar-Regolament Nru 207/2009 (li sar l-Artikolu 8(4) tar-Regolament Nru 2017/1001) — Vantaġġ indebitu miksub mill-karattru distintiv jew mir-reputazzjoni tat-trade marks preċedenti — Artikolu 8(5) tar-Regolament Nru 207/2009 (li sar l-Artikolu 8(5) tar-Regolament Nru 2017/1001)””)

ĠU C 32, 29.1.2018, p. 24–24 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)