Judgment of the General Court of 27 October 2016 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — English Cut (The English Cut)
(Case T-515/12) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark The English Cut — Earlier EU figurative and national word marks El Corte Inglés — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Reputation)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: The English Cut, SL (Malaga, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 September 2012 (Case R 1673/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés and The English Cut.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders El Corte Inglés, SA to bear its own costs and those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
____________1 OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.