General Court (Ninth Chamber) 1 March 2018, T-629/16 (Shoe Branding Europe BVBA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.)

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Ninth Chamber) 1 March 2018 ( *1 ) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark consisting of two parallel stripes on a shoe — Earlier EU figurative mark representing three parallel stripes on a shoe — Relative ground for refusal — Damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU)