CELEX: 62014TA0638
Language: en
Date: 2016-04-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-638/14: Judgment of the General Court of 8 April 2016 Frinsa del Noroeste v EUIPO — Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce (FRISA) (European Union trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for the European Union figurative mark FRISA — Earlier European Union figurative mark Frinsa — Relative ground for refusal — Genuine use of the earlier trademark — Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the General Court — Power to alter decisions — Article 42(2) and (3), Article 65 and final part of Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22, paragraphs 2 to 4, of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)

30.5.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 191/25
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 8 April 2016 Frinsa del Noroeste v EUIPO — Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce (FRISA)
   (Case T-638/14) (1)
   
   ((European Union trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for the European Union figurative mark FRISA - Earlier European Union figurative mark Frinsa - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier trademark - Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the General Court - Power to alter decisions - Article 42(2) and (3), Article 65 and final part of Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Rule 22, paragraphs 2 to 4, of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95))
   (2016/C 191/32)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Frinsa del Noroeste, SA (Santa Eugenia de Ribeira, Spain) (represented by: J. Botella Reyna, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce, SA (Espírito Santo, Brazil)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2014 (Joined Cases R 1547/2013-4 and R 1851/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Frinsa del Noroeste, SA and Frisa Frigorífico Rio Doce, SA.
   
      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 1 July 2014 (Joined Cases R 1547/2013-4 and R 1851/2013-4);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders each party to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 380, 27.10.2014.