Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 191/25 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 8 April 2016 Frinsa del Noroeste v EUIPO — Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce (FRISA)

(Case T-638/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016191EN.01002502-E0001)

((European Union trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for the European Union figurative mark FRISA - Earlier European Union figurative mark Frinsa - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier trademark - Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the General Court - Power to alter decisions - Article 42(2) and (3), Article 65 and final part of Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Rule 22, paragraphs 2 to 4, of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95))

(2016/C 191/32)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Frinsa del Noroeste, SA (Santa Eugenia de Ribeira, Spain) (represented by: J. Botella Reyna, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce, SA (Espírito Santo, Brazil)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2014 (Joined Cases R 1547/2013-4 and R 1851/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Frinsa del Noroeste, SA and Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 July 2014 (Joined Cases R 1547/2013-4 and R 1851/2013-4); |

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| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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