Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 104/44 |

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Order of the General Court of 17 February 2017 — Unilever v EUIPO — Technopharma (Fair & Lovely)

(Case T-811/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017104EN.01004401-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Fair & Lovely - Earlier national and Benelux word marks FAIR & LOVELY - Decision on the appeal - Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Suspension of the administrative proceedings - Rule 20(7)(c) and Rule 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Legitimate expectations - Misuse of powers - Manifest errors of assessment))

(2017/C 104/61)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Unilever NV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: A. Fox, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Technopharma Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: C. Scott, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 October 2014 (Case R 1004/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Technopharma and Unilever.

Operative part of the order

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 6 October 2014 (Case R 1004/2013-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Technopharma Ltd et Unilever NV; |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay half of the costs incurred by Unilever; |

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| 3. | Orders Technopharma to bear its own costs and to pay half of the costs incurred by Unilever. |

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