Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 144/37 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — Capella v EUIPO — Abus (APUS)

(Case T-473/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017144EN.01003702-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark APUS - Earlier national word mark ABUS - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Successive restrictions of the trade mark application before the Board of Appeal - Article 43(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Competence of the Board of Appeal - Article 64(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Article 75, second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 - Rule 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95))

(2017/C 144/49)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Capella EOOD (Sofia, Bulgaria) (represented by: F. Henkel, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Abus August Bremicker Söhne KG (Wetter, Germany) (represented by: G. Hallwachs, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2015 (Case R 117/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Abus August Bremicker Söhne and Capella.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 June 2015 (Case R 117/2014-4); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Capella EOOD; |

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| 3. | Declares that Abus August Bremicker Söhne KG is to bear its own costs. |

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