Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 152/32 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2018 — Marriott Worldwide v EUIPO — Graf (Representation of a winged bull)

(Case T-151/17)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018152EN.01003201-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark representing a winged bull - Earlier EU and national figurative marks representing a griffin - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Earlier copyright protected by national law - Article 53(2)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(2)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Examination of the facts of the Office’s own motion - Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 152/39)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Marriott Worldwide Corp. (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) (represented by: A. Reid, Solicitor)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Johann Graf (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria) (represented by: S. Salomonowitz, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 January 2017 (Case R 165/2016-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Marriott Worldwide and Mr Graf.

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 17 January 2017 (Case R 165/2016-4); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Marriott Worldwide Corp.; |

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| 3. | Orders Mr Johann Graf to bear his own costs. |

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