Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.9.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 326/23 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 21 July 2016 — Ogrodnik v EUIPO — Aviário Tropical (Tropical)

(Case T-804/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016326EN.01002302-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Tropical - Earlier national word mark TROPICAL - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Extent of the applicant’s rights under national law - Coexistence of the marks - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2016/C 326/42)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Tadeusz Ogrodnik (Chorzów, Poland) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and H. Hartwig, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Garrido Otaola, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Aviário Tropical, SA (Loures, Portugal)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 September 2014 (Case R 1948/2013-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Aviário Tropical and Mr Ogrodnik.

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 22 September 2014 (Case R 1948/2013-4); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Tadeusz Ogrodnik. |

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