Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 408/52 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2018 — Gugler v EUIPO — Gugler France (GUGLER)

(Case T-238/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2018408EN.01005201-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark GUGLER - Earlier national company name Gugler France - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Likelihood of confusion))

(2018/C 408/66)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Alexander Gugler (Maxdorf, Germany) (represented by: M.-C. Simon, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially P. Sipos, and subsequently by A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Gugler France (Besançon, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 January 2017 (Case R 1008/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Gugler France and Mr Gugler.

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 31 January 2017 (Case R 1008/2016-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Alexander Gugler; |

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| 3. | Orders Gugler France to bear its own costs. |

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