Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Modas Cristal v EUIPO — Zorlu Tekstil Ürünleri Pazarlama (KRISTAL)
(Case T-345/15) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark KRISTAL — Earlier national word and figurative marks MODAS CRISTAL and home CRISTAL — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Modas Cristal, SL (Santa Lucía, Spain) (represented by: E Manresa Medina, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Muñiz Rodríguez and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Zorlu Tekstil Ürünleri Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi (Denizli, Turkey)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 April 2015 (Case R 341/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Modas Cristal and Zorlu Tekstil Ürünleri Pazarlama.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Modas Cristal, SL to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 302, 14.9.2015.