CELEX: 62015TA0572
Language: en
Date: 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-572/15: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2017 — Aldi v EUIPO (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark GOURMET — Prior EU figurative mark ORIGINE GOURMET — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Suspension of the administrative procedure — Rule 20(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2968/95)

23.10.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 357/10
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2017 — Aldi v EUIPO
   (Case T-572/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark GOURMET - Prior EU figurative mark ORIGINE GOURMET - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Suspension of the administrative procedure - Rule 20(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2968/95))
   (2017/C 357/13)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, C. Fürsen and N. Bertram, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and M. Fischer, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Pierre-André Rouard (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: P. Merino Baylos, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 July 2015 (Case R 1985/2013-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Mr Rouard and Aldi.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 July 2015 (Case R 1985/2013-4);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Aldi GmbH & Co. KG.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 389, 23.11.2015.