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4.2.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 44/32 |
Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2018 — Louis Vuitton Malletier v EUIPO — Bee-Fee Group (LV POWER ENERGY DRINK)
(Case T-372/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark LV POWER ENERGY DRINK - Earlier EU figurative mark LV - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001) - Earlier decisions of EUIPO recognising the reputation of the earlier trade mark))
(2019/C 44/41)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Louis Vuitton Malletier (Paris, France) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, G. Lazzeretti, F. Rossi and N. Parrotta, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Bee-Fee Group Ltd (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: L. Karpierz, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2017 (Case R 906/2016-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Louis Vuitton Malletier and Bee-Fee Group.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 29 March 2017 (Case R 906/2016-4); |
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Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay one half of the costs incurred by Louis Vuitton Malletier; |
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Orders Bee-Fee Group Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay one half of the costs incurred by Louis Vuitton Malletier. |