Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2015 — L’Oréal v OHIM — Cosmetica Cabinas (AINHOA)
(Case T-400/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark AINHOA — Earlier Community and international figurative marks NOA — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: L'Oréal (Paris, France) (represented by: H. Granado Carpenter and M.L. Polo Carreño, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Mondéjar Ortuño and A. Schifko, agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Cosmetica Cabinas SL (El Masnou, Spain) (represented by: L. Montoya Terán and J.-B. Devaureix, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 June 2013 (Case R 1643/2012-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between L’Oréal and Cosmetica Cabinas SL.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders L’Oréal to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 298, 12.10.2013.