CELEX: 62015TA0638
Language: en
Date: 2017-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-638/15: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2017 — Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) v EUIPO — Lion Laboratories (ALCOLOCK) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ALCOLOCK — United Kingdom word mark ALCOLOCK — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) and Article 53(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark)

15.5.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 151/33
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2017 — Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) v EUIPO — Lion Laboratories (ALCOLOCK)
   (Case T-638/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark ALCOLOCK - United Kingdom word mark ALCOLOCK - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(a) and (b) and Article 53(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark))
   (2017/C 151/42)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. (Toronto, Canada) (represented by: E. Baud and P. Marchiset, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Lion Laboratories Ltd (Barry, United Kingdom)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 August 2015 (Case R 1323/2014-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Lion Laboratories and Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 16, 18.1.2016.