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Document 62016TA0774
Case T-774/16: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2018 — Consejo Regulador del Cava v EUIPO — Cave de Tain L’Hermitage, union des propriétaires (CAVE DE TAIN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative EU trade mark CAVE DE TAIN — Earlier designation of origin ‘CAVA’ — Concept of ‘evocation’ of a protected designation of origin — Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013)
Case T-774/16: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2018 — Consejo Regulador del Cava v EUIPO — Cave de Tain L’Hermitage, union des propriétaires (CAVE DE TAIN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative EU trade mark CAVE DE TAIN — Earlier designation of origin ‘CAVA’ — Concept of ‘evocation’ of a protected designation of origin — Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013)
Case T-774/16: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2018 — Consejo Regulador del Cava v EUIPO — Cave de Tain L’Hermitage, union des propriétaires (CAVE DE TAIN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative EU trade mark CAVE DE TAIN — Earlier designation of origin ‘CAVA’ — Concept of ‘evocation’ of a protected designation of origin — Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013)
IO C 311, 3.9.2018, p. 13–13
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
3.9.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 311/13 |
Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2018 — Consejo Regulador del Cava v EUIPO — Cave de Tain L’Hermitage, union des propriétaires (CAVE DE TAIN)
(Case T-774/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative EU trade mark CAVE DE TAIN - Earlier designation of origin ‘CAVA’ - Concept of ‘evocation’ of a protected designation of origin - Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013))
(2018/C 311/13)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Consejo Regulador del Cava (Villafranca del Penedès, Spain) (represented by: C. Prat, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Zaera Cuadrado and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Cave de Tain L’Hermitage (Tain l’Hermitage, France) (represented by J.-P. Stouls, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2016 (Case R 980/2015-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Consejo Regulador del Cava and Cave de Tain L’Hermitage, union des propriétaires.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Consejo Regulador del Cava to pay the costs. |