Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.10.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 422/15 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 1 September 2021 — Residencial Palladium v EUIPO — Palladium Gestión (PALLADIUM HOTEL GARDEN BEACH)

(Case T-566/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021422EN.01001501-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark PALLADIUM HOTEL GARDEN BEACH - Earlier national trade name GRAND HOTEL PALLADIUM - Relative Ground for refusal - Use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 422/21)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Residencial Palladium, SL (Ibiza, Spain) (represented by: D. Solana Giménez, lawyer)

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

Intervener before the General Court, authorised to replace the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Palladium Gestión, SL (Ibiza) (represented by: J. Rojo García-Lajara, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 June 2020 (Case R 1542/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Residencial Palladium and Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, SL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Authorises Palladium Gestión, SL to replace Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, SL as intervener; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 3. | Orders Residencial Palladium, SL to pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Palladium Gestión. |

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