Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:641
Date: 2016-10-28
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Czechia

Judgment of the General Court of 28 October 2016 — Unicorn v EUIPO — Mercilink Equipment Leasing (UNICORN) (Case T-124/15) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark UNICORN — Earlier national word and figurative marks UNICORN and earlier national figurative mark representing a unicorn’s head — Relative ground for refusal — Reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Unicorn a.s. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: L. Lorenc, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mercilink Equipment Leasing Ltd (Limassol, Cyprus) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 January 2015 (Case R 149/2014-5), concerning opposition proceedings between Unicorn and Mercilink Equipment Leasing. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Unicorn a.s. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 171, 26.5.2015.