Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.2.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/29 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Fifth Avenue Entertainment v EUIPO — Commodore Entertainment (THE COMMODORES)

(Case T-459/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019072EN.01002901-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark ‘THE COMMODORES’ - Unregistered earlier sign ‘Commodores’ - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Relative ground for refusal - Reference to the national law governing the earlier mark - Action for passing off))

(2019/C 72/37)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Fifth Avenue Entertainment LLC (Orlando, Florida, United States) (represented by: B. Brandreth, Barrister, and D. Cañadas Arcas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and S. Bonne, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Commodore Entertainment Corp. (Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States) (represented by: J. Mellor QC and J. Whelan, Solicitor)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2017 (Case R 851/2016-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Commodore Entertainment and Fifth Avenue Entertainment.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 May 2017 (Case R 851/2016-5); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Fifth Avenue Entertainment LLC; |

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| 3. | Orders Commodore Entertainment Corp. to bear its own costs. |

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