CELEX: 62020TA0417
Language: en
Date: 2021-10-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-417/20: Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2021 — Esteves Lopes Granja v EUIPO — IVDP (PORTWO GIN) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark PORTWO GIN — Earlier designation of origin ‘Porto’ — Concepts of ‘use’ and ‘exploitation’ of a protected designation of origin — Article 103(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013)

29.11.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 481/26
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2021 — Esteves Lopes Granja v EUIPO — IVDP (PORTWO GIN)
      (Case T-417/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark PORTWO GIN - Earlier designation of origin ‘Porto’ - Concepts of ‘use’ and ‘exploitation’ of a protected designation of origin - Article 103(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013)
      (2021/C 481/36)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Joaquim José Esteves Lopes Granja (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) (represented by: O. Santos Costa, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto, IP (IVDP) (Peso da Régua, Portugal) (represented by: P. Sousa e Silva, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 April 2020 (Case R 993/2019-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto, IP and Joaquim Jósé Esteves Lopes Granja.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Joaquim José Esteves Lopes Granja to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 279, 24.8.2020.