Judgment of the General Court of 12 February 2015 — Compagnie des montres Longines, Francillon v OHIM — Cheng (B)
(Case T-505/12) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark B — Earlier international figurative mark representing two extended wings — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Compagnie des montres Longines, Francillon SA (Saint-Imier, Switzerland) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially F. Mattina, and subsequently P. Bullock, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Xiuxiu Cheng (Budapest, Hungary)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 September 2012 (Case R 193/2012-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Compagnie des montres Longines, Francillon SA and Xiuxiu Cheng.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Compagnie des montres Longines, Francillon SA, to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.