62020TJ0057_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 25 November 2020 –Group v EUIPO – Iliev (GROUP Company TOURISM & TRAVEL)
(Case T‑57/20)
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark GROUP Company TOURISM & TRAVEL – Earlier unregistered national figurative marks GROUP Company TOURISM & TRAVEL – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Second sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
1.
EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Decisions of the Office – Observance of the rights of the defence – Scope of the principle
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(a); European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1))
(see paras 30, 32)
2.
EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Implementation of a judgment annulling a decision adopted by a Board of Appeal – New examination of the appeal – Observance of the rights of the defence
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1))
(see para. 31)
3.
EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Examination of the facts of the EUIPO’s own motion – Opposition proceedings – Examination restricted to the facts, evidence and arguments provided – Obligation on the parties to provide facts and evidence in support – Rules of national law – Included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 95)
(see para. 33)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2019 (Case R 2059/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Group and Mr Iliev.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 November 2019 (Case R 2059/2018-5);
2.
Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.