CELEX: 62017TA0109
Language: en
Date: 2018-10-18 00:00:00
Title: Case T-109/17: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — FCA US v EUIPO — Busbridge (VIPER) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark VIPER — Earlier national word mark VIPER — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Goods for which the earlier mark has been used — Extent of use of the earlier mark — Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

3.12.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 436/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2018 — FCA US v EUIPO — Busbridge (VIPER)
      (Case T-109/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark VIPER - Earlier national word mark VIPER - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Goods for which the earlier mark has been used - Extent of use of the earlier mark - Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
      (2018/C 436/58)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: FCA US LLC (City of Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States) (represented by: C. Morcom, QC)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Robert Dennis Busbridge (Hookwood, United Kingdom)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2016 (Case R 554/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between R.D. Busbridge and FCA US.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders FCA US LLC to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 121, 18.4.2017.