Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 369/11 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 18 September 2017 — Codorniú SA v EUIPO

(Case T-86/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017369EN.01001101-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark ANA DE ALTUN - Earlier national figurative mark ANNA - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons))

(2017/C 369/14)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Codorniú SA (Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain) (represented by: M. Ceballos Rodríguez and J. Güell Serra, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Zaera Cuadrado, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Bodegas Altun, SL (Baños de Ebro, Spain) (represented by: M. Escribano Uzcudun, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 December 2015 (Case R 199/2015-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Codorníu and Bodegas Altun.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 December 2015 (Case R 199/2015-2); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO and Bodegas Altun, SL to bear their own costs and each to pay half of those incurred by Codorníu SA. |

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