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    Case T-328/16: Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2018 — Paice v EUIPO — Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark DEEP PURPLE — Earlier non-registered mark DEEP PURPLE — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) — Rules governing common-law action for passing-off — No likelihood of misrepresentation)

    IO C 427, 26.11.2018, p. 41–42 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    26.11.2018   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 427/41


    Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2018 — Paice v EUIPO — Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE)

    (Case T-328/16) (1)

    (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark DEEP PURPLE - Earlier non-registered mark DEEP PURPLE - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) - Rules governing common-law action for passing-off - No likelihood of misrepresentation)

    (2018/C 427/51)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Ian Paice (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Engelman, Barrister, and J. Stephenson, Solicitor)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Gája and D. Walicka, Agents)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Richard Hugh Blackmore (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: initially A. Edwards-Stuart, and subsequently T. Alkin, Barristers)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2016 (Case R 736/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Paice and Mr Blackmore.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Mr Ian Paice to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 305, 22.8.2016.


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