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Document 62015TA0077
Case T-77/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 April 2016 — Tronios Group International v EUIPO — Sky (SkyTec) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark SkyTec — Earlier national word mark SKY — Relative ground for refusal — Limitation in consequence of acquiescence — Article 54(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-77/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 April 2016 — Tronios Group International v EUIPO — Sky (SkyTec) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark SkyTec — Earlier national word mark SKY — Relative ground for refusal — Limitation in consequence of acquiescence — Article 54(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-77/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 April 2016 — Tronios Group International v EUIPO — Sky (SkyTec) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark SkyTec — Earlier national word mark SKY — Relative ground for refusal — Limitation in consequence of acquiescence — Article 54(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
OJ C 200, 6.6.2016, p. 20–20
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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6.6.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 200/20 |
Judgment of the General Court of 20 April 2016 — Tronios Group International v EUIPO — Sky (SkyTec)
(Case T-77/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark SkyTec - Earlier national word mark SKY - Relative ground for refusal - Limitation in consequence of acquiescence - Article 54(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2016/C 200/28)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicant: Tronios Group International BV (Breda, Netherlands) (represented by: R. van Leeuwen and H. Klingenberg, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Crabbe and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Sky plc (Isleworth, United Kingdom) (represented initially by J. Barry, Solicitor, and subsequently by M. Schut and A. Meijboom, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 November 2014 (Case R 1681/2013-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and Tronios Group International BV.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Tronios Group International BV to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |
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Orders Sky plc to bear its own costs. |