CELEX: 62016CA0471
Language: en
Date: 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Title: Case C-471/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 26 July 2017 — Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Meissen Keramik GmbH (Appeal — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the figurative mark including the word element ‘meissen’ — Rejection of the opposition — Evidence presented for the first time — Distortion — Genuine use of the earlier trade marks — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(3) — Article 8(5) — Link between the trade marks to be compared)

18.9.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 309/14
            
         Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 26 July 2017 — Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Meissen Keramik GmbH
   (Case C-471/16 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the figurative mark including the word element ‘meissen’ - Rejection of the opposition - Evidence presented for the first time - Distortion - Genuine use of the earlier trade marks - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 7(3) - Article 8(5) - Link between the trade marks to be compared))
   (2017/C 309/18)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH (represented by: O. Spuhler and M. Geitz, Rechtsanwälte)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent), Meissen Keramik GmbH (represented by: M. Vohwinkel and K. Gennen, Rechtsanwälte)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 454, 5.12. 2016.