Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:853
Date: 2017-11-30
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d)) (see para. 46) 3. EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Not included (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65) (see para. 50) 4. EU trade mark – Decisions of the Office – Legality – EUIPO’s previous decision-making practice – Principle of non-discrimination – Irrelevant (Council Regulation No 207/2009) (see para. 59) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 June 2016 (Case R 1779/2015-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret and Mr Nadal Esteban. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ to pay the costs.