Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:824
Date: 2018-11-22
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 10 July 2017 – Fruit of the Loom v EUIPO – Takko (FRUIT) (Case T-424/17) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Fruit of the Loom, Inc. (Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, QC and V. Marsland, Solicitor) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Takko Holding GmbH (Telgte, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘FRUIT’ – EU trade mark No 5 077 508 Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2017 in Case R 2119/2016-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO and other party to bear their own costs and pay those of the applicant. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009; Infringement of Article 65(6) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________