Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 7.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 256/22 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — M/S. Indeutsch International v EUIPO — Crafts Americana Group (Representation of chevrons between two parallel lines)

(Case T-20/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017256EN.01002201-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark representing chevrons between two parallel lines - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Examination of the mark as registered))

(2017/C 256/23)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: M/S. Indeutsch International (Noida, India) (represented initially by D. Stone, D. Meale, A. Dykes, Solicitors, and S. Malynicz QC, subsequently by D. Stone and S. Malynicz and lastly by D. Stone, S. Malynicz and M. Siddiqui, Solicitor)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Crafts Americana Group, Inc. (Vancouver, Washington, United States) (represented by: J. Fish and V. Leitch, Solicitors and A. Bryson, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 November 2015 (Case R 1814/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Crafts Americana Group and M/S. Indeutsch International.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 5 November 2015 (Case R 1814/2014-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs of M/S. Indeutsch International; |

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| 3. | Orders Crafts Americana Group, Inc. to pay its own costs. |

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