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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 June 2019 –  
Bodegas Altún v EUIPO — Codorníu (ANA DE ALTUN)

(Case T‑334/18)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark ANA DE ALTUN — Earlier national figurative mark ANNA — Relative ground for refusal — Reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | 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 — Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see para. 17) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation — Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services — Conditions — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(5))  (see para. 21) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation — Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services — Conditions — Similarity of the marks concerned — Degree of similarity required  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b) and (5))  (see paras 25-27) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation — Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services — Figurative marks ANA DE ALTUN and ANNA  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(5))  (see paras 29, 40, 58-60) |

| 5. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation — Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services — Conditions — Reputation of the mark in the Member State or the EU — Definition — Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(5))  (see paras 34, 35) |

| 6. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation — Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services — Conditions — Reputation of the mark in the Member State or the EU — Use of a trade mark as part of another trade mark and reputation  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(5))  (see para. 45) |

| 7. | EU trade mark — Decisions of the Office — Principle of equal treatment — Principle of sound administration — EUIPO's previous decision-making practice — Principle of legality — Need for a strict and complete examination in each particular case  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see para. 54) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 March 2018 (Case R 173/2018-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Codorníu and Bodegas Altún.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 March 2018 (Case R 173/2018-1); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay one half of the costs incurred by Bodegas Altún, SL; |

| 3. | Orders Codorníu, SA to bear its own costs and to pay one half of the costs incurred by Bodegas Altún. |

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