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Case T-13/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Crédit mutuel Arkéa v EUIPO — Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (Crédit Mutuel) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Crédit Mutuel — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Distinctive character acquired through use — Cross-claim — Article 7(1)(b) and (c), and Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 59(1)(a) and Article 59(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Case T-13/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Crédit mutuel Arkéa v EUIPO — Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (Crédit Mutuel) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Crédit Mutuel — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Distinctive character acquired through use — Cross-claim — Article 7(1)(b) and (c), and Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 59(1)(a) and Article 59(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Case T-13/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Crédit mutuel Arkéa v EUIPO — Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (Crédit Mutuel) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Crédit Mutuel — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Distinctive character acquired through use — Cross-claim — Article 7(1)(b) and (c), and Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 59(1)(a) and Article 59(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
OJ C 413, 9.12.2019, p. 45–46
(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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9.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 413/45 |
Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Crédit mutuel Arkéa v EUIPO — Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (Crédit Mutuel)
(Case T-13/18) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Crédit Mutuel - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Distinctive character acquired through use - Cross-claim - Article 7(1)(b) and (c), and Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 59(1)(a) and Article 59(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2019/C 413/53)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (Le Relecq Kerhuon, France) (represented by: A. Casalonga, L. Codevelle and C. Bercial Arias, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel (Paris, France) (represented by: B. Moreau-Margotin and M. Merli, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2017 (Case R 1724/2016-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 November 2017 (Case R 1724/2016-5) in so far as it concludes that the contested mark acquired distinctive character through use for the goods and services for which it was descriptive and non-distinctive; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Dismisses the cross-claim; |
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Orders Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to bear a third of its own costs and to pay a third of the costs incurred by EUIPO and Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel in the main action; |
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Orders EUIPO to pay two thirds of its own costs and two thirds of the costs incurred by the applicant in the main action; |
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Orders Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel to bear two thirds of its own costs incurred in the main action and the costs incurred in the cross-claim. |