Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:869
Date: 2017-12-05
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Action brought on 9 May 2016 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — Elho Business & Sport (FRee STyLe) (Case T-212/16) Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish Parties Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Elho Business & Sport Vertriebs GmbH (Munich, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘FRee STyLe’— EU trade mark No 10 317 642 Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2016 in Case R 377/2015-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order the party or parties opposing this action to pay the costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) in conjunction with Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009. Coexistence of the opposing marks and other signs containing the term ‘FREE STYLE’. Failure in the decision of the Board of Appeal to fulfil the obligation to dismiss evidence adduced by the applicant outside the prescribed period as laid down in Article 76(1) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________