General Court (Ninth Chamber) 30 March 2017, T-209/16 (Apax Partners UK Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.)

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Ninth Chamber) 30 March 2017 (*) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Application for the EU word mark APAX PARTNERS — Earlier international word mark APAX — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the services — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) In Case T‑209/16, Apax Partners UK Ltd, established