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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 4 October 2018 –  
Blackmore v EUIPO — Paice (DEEP PURPLE)

(Case T‑344/16)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark DEEP PURPLE — Earlier non-registered mark DEEP PURPLE — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Rules governing common-law action for passing-off — No likelihood of misrepresentation — Article 177(1)(d) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court — Inadmissibility)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Relative grounds for refusal—Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade—Conditions—Interpretation in the light of EU law—Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4))  (see paras 22-24) |

| 2. | National law—Reference to national law—United Kingdom law—Action for passing off  (see paras 26-29, 38, 39, 66) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Relative grounds for refusal—Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade—Word mark DEEP PURPLE and non-registered mark DEEP PURPLE  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4))  (see paras 48, 49, 55, 56, 71, 72) |

| 4. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Appeal against a decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO—Examination by the Board of Appeal—Scope—Facts and evidence not produced in support of the opposition within the period prescribed for that purpose—Account taken—Discretion of the Board of Appeal—New or supplementary evidence  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 50(1), third para.)  (see paras 52-54) |

| 5. | Judicial proceedings—Application initiating proceedings—Formal requirements—Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based—Abstract statement—Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para. and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see paras 59, 60) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2016 (Case R 736/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Paice and Mr Blackmore.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Richard Hugh Blackmore to pay the costs. |

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