Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 277/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2017 — Cipriani v EUIPO — Hotel Cipriani (CIPRIANI)

(Case T-343/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017277EN.01003101-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark CIPRIANI - No bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No breach of the right to a name of a well-known person - Article 53(2)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 277/45)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Arrigo Cipriani (Venice, Italy) (represented by: A. Vanzetti, G. Sironi and S. Bergia, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hotel Cipriani Srl (Venice) (represented: initially by C. Hoole, Solicitor, and subsequently by T. Alkin, B. Brandreth, Barristers, W. Sander, P. Cantrill, M. Pearce, A. Hall and A. Ward, Solicitors, and finally by B. Brandreth, Barrister, and A. Poulter and P. Brownlow, Solicitors)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 March 2014 (Case R 224/2012-4), relating to proceedings for a declaration of invalidity between Arrigo Cipriani and Hotel Cipriani

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Arrigo Cipriani to bear his own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and those of Hotel Cipriani Srl. |

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