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Document 62018CA0514
Case C-514/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 October 2019 – Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark v Gabriele Schmid, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Appeal — European Union trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 15 — Concept of ‘genuine use’ — Requirement to use the mark in accordance with its essential function)
Case C-514/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 October 2019 – Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark v Gabriele Schmid, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Appeal — European Union trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 15 — Concept of ‘genuine use’ — Requirement to use the mark in accordance with its essential function)
Case C-514/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 October 2019 – Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark v Gabriele Schmid, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Appeal — European Union trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 15 — Concept of ‘genuine use’ — Requirement to use the mark in accordance with its essential function)
IO C 423, 16.12.2019, p. 13–14
(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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16.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 423/13 |
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 October 2019 – Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark v Gabriele Schmid, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
(Case C-514/18 P) (1)
(Appeal - European Union trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 15 - Concept of ‘genuine use’ - Requirement to use the mark in accordance with its essential function)
(2019/C 423/16)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Appellant: Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (represented by: I. Hödl and S. Schoeller, Rechtsanwälte)
Other parties to the proceedings: Gabriele Schmid (represented by: B. Kuchar, Rechtsanwälte), European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the appeal. |
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Orders the Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Regional Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Styria, Austria) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and those incurred by Ms Gabriele Schmid. |