Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 369/13 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2017 — Tamasu Butterfly Europa v EUIPO — adp Gauselmann (Butterfly)

(Case T-315/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017369EN.01001302-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Butterfly - Earlier EU word mark and national trade name Butterfly - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) and (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 369/18)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Tamasu Butterfly Europa GmbH (Moers, Germany) (represented by: C. Röhl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Pethke and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: P. Koch Moreno, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 March 2016 (Case R 221/2015-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Tamasu Butterfly Europa and adp Gauselmann.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Tamasu Butterfly Europa GmbH to pay the costs. |

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