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29.1.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 32/21 |
Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2017 — Hochmann Marketing v EUIPO — BitTorrent (bittorrent)
(Case T-771/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark bittorrent - Article 76(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 95(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No account taken of evidence submitted before the Cancellation Division - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 032/27)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Hochmann Marketing GmbH, formerly Bittorrent Marketing GmbH (Neu-Isenburg, Germany), (represented by: C. Hoppe, M. Terhaag and C. Schwarz, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and M. Capostagno, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: BitTorrent, Inc. (San Francisco, California, United States) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, S. Clotten, S. Brandstätter and C. Schmitt, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 August 2015 (Case R 2275/2013-5) concerning revocation proceedings between BitTorrent and Bittorrent Marketing.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Hochmann Marketing GmbH, formerly Bittorrent Marketing GmbH, to pay the costs. |