Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym v EUIPO - Hunter Douglas Holding (COSIMO)

Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 –�Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym v EUIPO — Hunter Douglas Holding (COSIMO)(Case T-739/16) 1(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark COSIMO — Earlier EU word mark COSIFLOR — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym sp.j. (Koszalin, Poland) (represented by: M. Krekora, lawyer)Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hunter Douglas Holding Gmb H & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: M. Sonntag, lawyer)Re:Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 August 2016 (Case R 2364/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Hunter Douglas Holding and Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym. Operative part of the judgment The Court:Dismisses the action;Orders Akant Monika i Zbigniew Harasym sp.j. to pay the costs.____________1     OJ C 462, 12.12.2016.