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19.3.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 104/33 |
Judgment of the General Court of 5 December 2017 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — Elho Business & Sport (FREE STYLE)
(Case T-213/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark FREE STYLE - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 95 of Regulation 2017/1001) - Equal treatment))
(2018/C 104/43)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Elho Business & Sport Vertriebs GmbH (Obergriesbach, Germany) (represented by E. Warnke, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2016 (Case R 378/2015-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Elho Business & Sport and El Corte Inglés.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders El Corte Inglés, SA, to pay the costs. |