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    Case C-340/17 P: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 November 2018 — Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Invalidity proceedings — Declaration of invalidity on the basis of an earlier United Kingdom trade mark — Genuine use — Proof — Effects of the procedure for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on the proceedings before the General Court and the lawfulness of the decision at issue — None)

    OJ C 35, 28.1.2019, p. 6–6 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    28.1.2019   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 35/6


    Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 November 2018 — Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

    (Case C-340/17 P) (1)

    ((Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Invalidity proceedings - Declaration of invalidity on the basis of an earlier United Kingdom trade mark - Genuine use - Proof - Effects of the procedure for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on the proceedings before the General Court and the lawfulness of the decision at issue - None))

    (2019/C 35/07)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Appellant: Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. (represented by: E. Baud and P. Marchiset, avocats)

    Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Botis and S. Hanne, acting as Agents)

    Intervener in support of the defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: C. Brodie and Z. Lavery, acting as Agents, and by N. Saunders, Barrister)

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the appeal;

    2.

    Orders Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);

    3.

    Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs.


    (1)  OJ C 347, 16.10.2017.


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