Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 October 2018 –  
Aldo Supermarkets v EUIPO — Aldi Einkauf (ALDI)

(Case T‑359/17)

(EU trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for EU word mark ALDI — Earlier national figurative mark ALDO — Relative ground for refusal — Conditions governing admissibility of the opposition — Rule 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) — Conditions governing representation of the earlier mark — Rule 19 of Regulation No 2868/95 (now Article 7 of Delegated Regulation 2018/625) — Lack of proof of genuine use of earlier mark — Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark—Observations of third parties and opposition—Facts, evidence and observations submitted in support of the opposition—Proof of the existence, validity and scope of the protection of an earlier registered trade mark—Purposive interpretation—Sufficient nature of a certificate of registration as evidence—Conditions  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 19(2))  (see paras 37, 38) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Appeal against a decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO—Examination by the Board of Appeal—Scope—Facts and evidence not produced in support of the opposition within the period prescribed for that purpose—Account taken—Discretion of the Board of Appeal—New evidence—Not included  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) and (3))  (see paras 50, 69) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Observations of third parties and opposition—Examination of the opposition—Failure to produce a translation of the registration certificate for an earlier mark—Obligation on the Office to inform the opposing party—None  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 19)  (see para. 68) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2017 (Case R 976/2016-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Aldo Supermarkets and Aldi Einkauf.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Aldo Supermarkets to pay the costs. |

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