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Document 62017CO0050
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 1 June 2017.
Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of a figurative mark containing the word elements “UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE LA RIOJA uniR” — Rejection of the application for registration.
Case C-50/17 P.
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 1 June 2017.
Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of a figurative mark containing the word elements “UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE LA RIOJA uniR” — Rejection of the application for registration.
Case C-50/17 P.
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Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 1 June 2017 — Universidad Internacional de la Rioja v EUIPO
(Case C‑50/17 P)
(Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of a figurative mark containing the word elements “UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE LA RIOJA uniR” — Rejection of the application for registration)
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Appeal—Grounds—Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence—Inadmissibility—Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence—Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.) (see paras 5, 6) |
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EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Relative grounds for refusal—Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services—Similarity of the marks concerned—Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 5, 6) |
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Judicial proceedings—Statement of reasons for judgments—Scope (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 36) (see paras 5, 6) |
Operative part
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The appeal is dismissed. |
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Universidad Internacional de la Rioja SA is ordered to pay its own costs. |