Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 277/41 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2017 — Dogg Label v EUIPO — Chemoul (JAPRAG)

(Case T-406/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017277EN.01004102-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark JAPRAG - Earlier national figurative mark JAPAN-RAG - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 277/61)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Dogg Label (Marseilles, France) (represented by: M. Angelier, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Patrick Chemoul (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Hoffman, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 May 2016 (Case R 2336/2015-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Dogg Label and Mr Chemoul.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 May 2016 (Case R 2336/2015-2); |

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| 2. | Orders Dogg Label, EUIPO and Mr Patrick Chemoul to bear their own respective costs. |

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