Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 104/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 5 December 2017 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — Elho Business & Sport (FREE STYLE)

(Case T-213/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018104EN.01003302-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark FREE STYLE - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 95 of Regulation 2017/1001) - Equal treatment))

(2018/C 104/43)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Elho Business & Sport Vertriebs GmbH (Obergriesbach, Germany) (represented by E. Warnke, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2016 (Case R 378/2015-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Elho Business & Sport and El Corte Inglés.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders El Corte Inglés, SA, to pay the costs. |

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