Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:49
Date: 2017-02-02
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — Marcas Costa Brava v EUIPO — Excellent Brands JMI (Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl) (Case T-687/15) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Cremcaffé by Julius Meinl — Earlier EU figurative mark café crem — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Marcas Costa Brava, SL (Sils, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina and J. Manresa Medina, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Excellent Brands JMI Ltd (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: D. Majer, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 September 2015 (Case R 2757/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Marcas Costa Brava and Excellent Brands JMI. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Marcas Costa Brava, SL, to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 48, 8.2.2016.