Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.12.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 436/41 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — FCA US v EUIPO — Busbridge (VIPER)

(Case T-109/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2018436EN.01004102-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark VIPER - Earlier national word mark VIPER - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Goods for which the earlier mark has been used - Extent of use of the earlier mark - Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 436/58)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: FCA US LLC (City of Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States) (represented by: C. Morcom, QC)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Robert Dennis Busbridge (Hookwood, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2016 (Case R 554/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between R.D. Busbridge and FCA US.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders FCA US LLC to pay the costs. |

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