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Document 62017TA0359
Case T-359/17: Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2018 — Aldo Supermarkets v EUIPO — Aldi Einkauf (ALDI) (EU trade mark – Opposition procedure – Application for EU word mark ALDI – Earlier national figurative mark ALDO – Relative ground for refusal – Conditions governing admissibility of the opposition – Rule 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) – Conditions governing representation of the earlier mark – Rule 19 of Regulation No 2868/95 (now Article 7 of Delegated Regulation 2018/625) – Lack of proof of genuine use of earlier mark – Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-359/17: Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2018 — Aldo Supermarkets v EUIPO — Aldi Einkauf (ALDI) (EU trade mark – Opposition procedure – Application for EU word mark ALDI – Earlier national figurative mark ALDO – Relative ground for refusal – Conditions governing admissibility of the opposition – Rule 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) – Conditions governing representation of the earlier mark – Rule 19 of Regulation No 2868/95 (now Article 7 of Delegated Regulation 2018/625) – Lack of proof of genuine use of earlier mark – Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-359/17: Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2018 — Aldo Supermarkets v EUIPO — Aldi Einkauf (ALDI) (EU trade mark – Opposition procedure – Application for EU word mark ALDI – Earlier national figurative mark ALDO – Relative ground for refusal – Conditions governing admissibility of the opposition – Rule 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) – Conditions governing representation of the earlier mark – Rule 19 of Regulation No 2868/95 (now Article 7 of Delegated Regulation 2018/625) – Lack of proof of genuine use of earlier mark – Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 4, 7.1.2019, p. 27–27
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
- Date of document:
- 25/10/2018
- Date lodged:
- 07/06/2017
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- English
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - unfounded
- Defendant:
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
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7.1.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 4/27 |
Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2018 — Aldo Supermarkets v EUIPO — Aldi Einkauf (ALDI)
(Case T-359/17) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for EU word mark ALDI - Earlier national figurative mark ALDO - Relative ground for refusal - Conditions governing admissibility of the opposition - Rule 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) - Conditions governing representation of the earlier mark - Rule 19 of Regulation No 2868/95 (now Article 7 of Delegated Regulation 2018/625) - Lack of proof of genuine use of earlier mark - Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 4/37)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Aldo Supermarkets (Varna, Bulgaria) (represented initially by: C. Saettel, and subsequently by: T. Chevrier and M. Thewes, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene, A. Folliard-Monguiral and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: N. Lüzenrath, U. Rademacher, N. Bertram and C. Fürsen, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2017 (Case R 976/2016-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Aldo Supermarkets and Aldi Einkauf.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Aldo Supermarkets to pay the costs. |
