Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Sephora v OHIM — Mayfield Trading (Representation of two undulating vertical lines)
(Case T-320/14) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark representing two undulating vertical lines — National and international figurative marks representing an undulating vertical line — Absolute ground for refusal —Lack of likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC ) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Sephora (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: H. Delabarre, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Mayfield Trading Ltd (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America) (represented by: A. Tarí Lázaro, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 February 2014 (Case R 1577/2013-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Sephora and Mayfield Trading Ltd.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Sephora to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 212, 7.7.2014.