Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 94/18 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 January 2018 — Arctic Cat v EUIPO — Slazengers (Representation of a member of the cat family jumping to the right)

(Case T-113/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018094EN.01001802-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark representing a member of the cat family jumping to the right - Earlier EU figurative mark representing a member of the cat family jumping to the left - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 094/23)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Arctic Cat Inc. (Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States) (represented by: M. Hartmann and S. Fröhlich, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Slazengers Ltd (Burnham, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 January 2016 (Case R 2953/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Slazengers and Arctic Cat.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Arctic Cat Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

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