Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 July 2017 — Mediaexpert v EUIPO — Mediaexpert (mediaexpert)

(Case T‑780/16)

(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark mediaexpert — Earlier national word mark mediaexpert — Relative ground for refusal — Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Evidence of the existence, validity and scope of protection of the earlier mark — Registration certificate for the earlier mark — Translation — Rules 37 to 39 and Rule 98(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Legitimate expectations)

| 1. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Invalidity proceedings — Admissibility — Conditions  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 37(b), Rule 38(1), and Rule 39(3))  (see paras 35, 36) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Failure to produce a translation of the registration certificate for an earlier mark — No obligation on the Office to inform the applicant for invalidity — Option for the Cancellation Division to dismiss the application for invalidity as unfounded  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 37(b), Rule 38 (1) and (2), and Rule 39(3))  (see paras 38-44) |

| 3. | EU law — Principles — Protection of legitimate expectations — Conditions — Specific assurances given by the authorities  (see para. 57) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 August 2016 (Case R 2583/2015-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mediaexpert sp. z o.o. and Mediaexpert S.A.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mediaexpert sp. z o.o. to pay the costs. |

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