Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 16 November 2017 – Carrera Brands v EUIPO – Autec (Carrera)

(Case T-419/16)

(EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark Carrera — Article 56(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 63(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Admissibility of the application for revocation — Non-challenge agreement — Decisions of the national courts — Abuse of rights — Rule 20(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 71(1)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430) — Application for suspension of the proceedings before EUIPO)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings–Application initiating proceedings–Formal requirements–Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based–General reference to other documents not annexed to the application–Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see paras 21, 22, 25) |

| 2. | EU trade mark–Surrender, revocation and invalidity–Application for revocation–Admissibility–Conditions–Interest in bringing proceedings  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 56(1)(a))  (see paras 31-34) |

| 3. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Assessment of the registrability of a sign–EU rules only taken into account–Decisions of national authorities not binding EU bodies  (Council Regulation No 207/2009)  (see paras 36, 37) |

| 4. | EU trade mark–Appeals procedure–Appeal to a Board of Appeal–Stay of proceedings–Conditions  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 20(7)(c) and 50(1)]  (see paras 47-49) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 June 2016 (Case R 278/2015‑4), relating to revocation proceedings between Autec and Carrera Brands.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Carrera Brands Ltd to pay the costs. |

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