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Case T-223/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 May 2017 — Morton’s of Chicago v EUIPO — Mortons the Restaurant (MORTON’S) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark MORTON’S — Earlier non-registered national trade marks MORTON’S, MORTONS, MORTON’S CLUB, MORTONS CLUB, MORTON’S THE RESTAURANT, MORTONS RESTAURANT and M MORTON’S — Relative ground for refusal — Declaration of invalidity — Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Case T-223/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 May 2017 — Morton’s of Chicago v EUIPO — Mortons the Restaurant (MORTON’S) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark MORTON’S — Earlier non-registered national trade marks MORTON’S, MORTONS, MORTON’S CLUB, MORTONS CLUB, MORTON’S THE RESTAURANT, MORTONS RESTAURANT and M MORTON’S — Relative ground for refusal — Declaration of invalidity — Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Case T-223/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 May 2017 — Morton’s of Chicago v EUIPO — Mortons the Restaurant (MORTON’S) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark MORTON’S — Earlier non-registered national trade marks MORTON’S, MORTONS, MORTON’S CLUB, MORTONS CLUB, MORTON’S THE RESTAURANT, MORTONS RESTAURANT and M MORTON’S — Relative ground for refusal — Declaration of invalidity — Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
IO C 221, 10.7.2017, p. 18–19
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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10.7.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 221/18 |
Judgment of the General Court of 15 May 2017 — Morton’s of Chicago v EUIPO — Mortons the Restaurant (MORTON’S)
(Case T-223/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark MORTON’S - Earlier non-registered national trade marks MORTON’S, MORTONS, MORTON’S CLUB, MORTONS CLUB, MORTON’S THE RESTAURANT, MORTONS RESTAURANT and M MORTON’S - Relative ground for refusal - Declaration of invalidity - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 221/23)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Morton’s of Chicago, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois, United States) (represented by: J. Moss, Barrister)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Mortons the Restaurant Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Barry, Solicitor, and P. Nagpal, Barrister)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2015 (Case R 46/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mortons The Restaurant and Morton’s of Chicago.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Morton’s of Chicago, Inc. to pay the costs. |