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Case C-564/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 June 2018 — European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Puma SE (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(5) — Article 76 — Opposition proceedings — Relative grounds for refusal — Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Rule 19 — Rule 50(1) — Earlier decisions of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recognising the reputation of the earlier trade mark — Principle of sound administration — Taking account of those decisions in subsequent opposition proceedings — Obligation to state reasons — Procedural obligations of the Boards of Appeal of EUIPO)

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C2942018EN610120180628EN00076161

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 June 2018 — European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Puma SE

(Case C-564/16 P) (
[1](#t-C_2018294EN.01000601-E0001)
)

‛(Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(5) — Article 76 — Opposition proceedings — Relative grounds for refusal — Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Rule 19 — Rule 50(1) — Earlier decisions of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recognising the reputation of the earlier trade mark — Principle of sound administration — Taking account of those decisions in subsequent opposition proceedings — Obligation to state reasons — Procedural obligations of the Boards of Appeal of EUIPO)’

2018/C 294/07Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Botis and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Puma SE (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, abogado)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

| 2. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-C_2018294EN.01000601-E0001)
) [OJ C 86, 20.3.2017](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2017:086:TOC).

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