CELEX: 62017TA0823
Language: en
Date: 2019-02-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-823/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 February 2019 — Etnia Dreams v EUIPO — Poisson (Etnik) [EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Etnik — Earlier EU trade mark — Relative ground for refusal — Failure to identify the earlier trade mark in the notice of opposition — Principle of sound administration — Right to an effective remedy — Equality of arms — Principle of good faith — Legitimate expectations]

1.4.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 122/18
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 13 February 2019 — Etnia Dreams v EUIPO — Poisson (Etnik)
      (Case T-823/17) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Etnik - Earlier EU trade mark - Relative ground for refusal - Failure to identify the earlier trade mark in the notice of opposition - Principle of sound administration - Right to an effective remedy - Equality of arms - Principle of good faith - Legitimate expectations)
      (2019/C 122/20)
      Language of the case: Spanish
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Etnia Dreams, SL (Valencia, Spain) (represented by: P. Gago Comes, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Serge Poisson (Limal, Belgium)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 October 2017 (Case R 880/2017-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Etnia Dreams and Mr Poisson.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Etnia Dreams SL to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 72, 26.2.2018.