CELEX: 62014TA0811
Language: en
Date: 2017-02-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-811/14: Order of the General Court of 17 February 2017 — Unilever v EUIPO — Technopharma (Fair & Lovely) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Fair & Lovely — Earlier national and Benelux word marks FAIR & LOVELY — Decision on the appeal — Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Right to be heard — Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Suspension of the administrative proceedings — Rule 20(7)(c) and Rule 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Legitimate expectations — Misuse of powers — Manifest errors of assessment)

3.4.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 104/44
            
         Order of the General Court of 17 February 2017 — Unilever v EUIPO — Technopharma (Fair & Lovely)
   (Case T-811/14) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Fair & Lovely - Earlier national and Benelux word marks FAIR & LOVELY - Decision on the appeal - Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Suspension of the administrative proceedings - Rule 20(7)(c) and Rule 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Legitimate expectations - Misuse of powers - Manifest errors of assessment))
   (2017/C 104/61)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Unilever NV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: A. Fox, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Technopharma Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: C. Scott, Barrister)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 October 2014 (Case R 1004/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Technopharma and Unilever.
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 October 2014 (Case R 1004/2013-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Technopharma Ltd et Unilever NV;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay half of the costs incurred by Unilever;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Technopharma to bear its own costs and to pay half of the costs incurred by Unilever.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 73, 2.3.2015.