Judgment of the General Court of 17 April 2018 — Şölen Çikolata Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret v EUIPO (BOBO cornet)
(Case T-648/16) 1
(European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark BOBO cornet — Prior EU figurative mark OZMO cornet — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Şölen Çikolata Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Şehitkamil Gaziantep, Turkey) (represented by: T. Tsenova, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Elka Zaharieva (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 July 2016 (Case R 906/2015-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Şölen Çikolata Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret and Ms Zaharieva.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Şölen Çikolata Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 402, 31.10.2016.