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Document 62017TA0071
Case T-71/17: Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — France.com v EUIPO — France (FRANCE.com) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark FRANCE.com — Earlier international figurative mark France — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-71/17: Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — France.com v EUIPO — France (FRANCE.com) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark FRANCE.com — Earlier international figurative mark France — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-71/17: Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — France.com v EUIPO — France (FRANCE.com) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark FRANCE.com — Earlier international figurative mark France — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 276, 6.8.2018, p. 43–43
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
Case T-71/17: Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — France.com v EUIPO — France (FRANCE.com) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark FRANCE.com — Earlier international figurative mark France — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — France.com v EUIPO — France (FRANCE.com)
(Case T-71/17) ( 1 )
‛(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark FRANCE.com — Earlier international figurative mark France — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))’
2018/C 276/71Language of the case: EnglishParties
Applicant: France.com (Coral Gables, Florida, United States) (represented by: A. Bertrand, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: French Republic (represented by: F. Alabrune, D. Colas and D. Segoin, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2016 (Case R 2452/2015-1) relating to opposition proceedings between the French Republic and France.com.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders France.com, Inc., to pay the costs. |
( 1 ) OJ C 112, 10.4.2017.