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Document 62014TJ0638
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 8 April 2016.
Frinsa del Noroeste, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for the European Union figurative mark FRISA — Earlier European Union figurative mark Frinsa — Relative ground for refusal — Genuine use of the earlier trademark — Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the General Court — Power to alter decisions — Article 42(2) and (3), Article 65 and final part of Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22, paragraphs 2 to 4, of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.
Case T-638/14.
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 8 April 2016.
Frinsa del Noroeste, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for the European Union figurative mark FRISA — Earlier European Union figurative mark Frinsa — Relative ground for refusal — Genuine use of the earlier trademark — Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the General Court — Power to alter decisions — Article 42(2) and (3), Article 65 and final part of Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22, paragraphs 2 to 4, of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.
Case T-638/14.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 8 April 2016 —
Frinsa del Noroeste v EUIPO — Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce (FRISA)
(Case T‑638/14)
‛EU trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for the European Union figurative mark FRISA — Earlier European Union figurative mark Frinsa — Relative ground for refusal — Genuine use of the earlier trademark — Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the General Court — Power to alter decisions — Article 42(2) and (3), Article 65 and final part of Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22, paragraphs 2 to 4, of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95’
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EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it — Not included (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65) (see para. 22) |
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EU trade mark — Observations of third parties and opposition — Examination of the opposition — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2) and (3)) (see paras 43-46) |
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EU trade mark — Observations of third parties and opposition — Examination of the opposition — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Application of the criteria to the case in question (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2) and (3)) (see para. 47) |
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EU trade mark — Observations of third parties and opposition — Examination of the opposition — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Determination of a minimal quantitative use threshold — Exclusion (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2) and (3)) (see para. 48) |
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EU trade mark — Observations of third parties and opposition — Examination of the opposition — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment — Requirement of solid and objective evidence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2) and (3)) (see paras 49, 50) |
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2014 (Joined Cases R 1547/2013-4 and R 1851/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Frinsa del Noroeste, SA and Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce, SA.
Operative part
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 July 2014 (Joined Cases R 1547/2013-4 and R 1851/2013-4); |
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Orders each party to bear its own costs. |