CELEX: 62014TA0527
Language: en
Date: 2017-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-527/14: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Rosenich v EUIPO (Internal market — Decision of EUIPO rejecting a request for inclusion on the list of professional representatives — Condition relating to the existence of a place of business within the European Union — Article 93(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Freedom to provide services — Article 36 of the EEA Agreement — Consistent interpretation)

28.8.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 283/30
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Rosenich v EUIPO
   (Case T-527/14) (1)
   
   ((Internal market - Decision of EUIPO rejecting a request for inclusion on the list of professional representatives - Condition relating to the existence of a place of business within the European Union - Article 93(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Freedom to provide services - Article 36 of the EEA Agreement - Consistent interpretation))
   (2017/C 283/43)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Paul Rosenich (Triesenberg, Liechtenstein) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and C. Eckhartt, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially, G. Schneider and, subsequently, D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 April 2014 (Case R 2063/2012-4), concerning the refusal of EUIPO to enter the applicant on the list of professional representatives provided for in Article 93 of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the European Union trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
   
      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 29 April 2014 (Case R 2063/2012-4);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Director of the Operations Support Department of EUIPO of 7 September 2012;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 462, 22.12.2014.