CELEX: 62017TA0238
Language: en
Date: 2018-09-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-238/17: Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2018 — Gugler v EUIPO — Gugler France (GUGLER) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark GUGLER — Earlier national company name Gugler France — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Likelihood of confusion)

12.11.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 408/52
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2018 — Gugler v EUIPO — Gugler France (GUGLER)
      (Case T-238/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark GUGLER - Earlier national company name Gugler France - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Likelihood of confusion))
      (2018/C 408/66)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Alexander Gugler (Maxdorf, Germany) (represented by: M.-C. Simon, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially P. Sipos, and subsequently by A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Gugler France (Besançon, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 January 2017 (Case R 1008/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Gugler France and Mr Gugler.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 31 January 2017 (Case R 1008/2016-1);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Alexander Gugler;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders Gugler France to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 195, 19.6.2017.