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Case T-6/16: Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2016 — AWG v EUIPO — Takko (Southern Territory 23°48’25’’S) (EU trade mark — Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity — EU word mark Southern Territory 23°48’25’’S — Earlier EU word mark SOUTHERN — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

OJ C 239, 24.7.2017, p. 46–46 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

24.7.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 239/46


Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2016 — AWG v EUIPO — Takko (Southern Territory 23o48’25’’S)

(Case T-6/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity - EU word mark Southern Territory 23o48’25’’S - Earlier EU word mark SOUTHERN - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 239/57)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: AWG Allgemeine Warenvertriebs GmbH (Köngen, Germany) (represented by: T. Sambuc, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Takko Holding GmbH (Telgte, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 November 2015 (Case R 735/2015-4), concerning invalidity proceedings between Takko Holding and AWG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

dismisses the action;

2.

orders AWG Allgemeine Warenvertriebs GmbH to bear its own costs and those of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).


(1)  OJ C 98, 14.3.2016.


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