Order — ECLI:EU:T:2018:845
Date: 2018-11-22
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Netherlands

Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 22 November 2018 – Daico International v EUIPO — American Franchise Marketing (RoB) (Case T‑356/17) (EU trade mark — Cancellation proceedings — Word mark RoB — Declaration of invalidity — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Rule 62(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/625) — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) 1. EU trade mark — Decisions of the Office — Observance of the rights of the defence — Scope of the principle (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, second sentence) (see para. 20) 2. EU trade mark — Procedural provisions — Revocation proceedings — Facts and evidence not submitted within the prescribed time-limit — Account taken — Discretion of the Board of Appeal (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 51(1)(a) and 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 40(5)) (see para. 23) 3. EU trade mark — Procedural provisions — Notification — Notification by registered letter — Calculation of time-limits — Date of receipt (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 61(2) and 62(3)) (see paras 31, 32, 37) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2017 (Case R 1407/2016-2), relating to cancellation proceedings between American Franchise Marketing and Daico International. Operative part 1. The action is dismissed. 2. Daico International BV shall pay the costs.