Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2014 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM
(Case T-515/12) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark The English Cut — Earlier national word and Community figurative marks El Corte Inglés — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No likelihood of association — Connection between the signs– No similarity between the signs — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: El Corte Inglés (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela, J.L Rivas Zurdo and I. Munilla Muñoz, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: The English Cut SL (Málaga, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2012 (Case R 1673/2011-1) relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés SA and The English Cut S.L.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders El Corte Inglés SA to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.