CELEX: 62014TA0614
Language: en
Date: 2016-06-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-614/14: Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2016 — Fútbol Club Barcelona v EUIPO — Kule (KULE) (European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for European Union word mark KULE — Earlier national word marks and well-known mark CULE — Relative grounds for refusal — No genuine use of the earlier trade marks — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)

25.7.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 270/40
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2016 — Fútbol Club Barcelona v EUIPO — Kule (KULE)
   (Case T-614/14) (1)
   
   ((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for European Union word mark KULE - Earlier national word marks and well-known mark CULE - Relative grounds for refusal - No genuine use of the earlier trade marks - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 270/44)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Fútbol Club Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Zajfert and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Kule LLC (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: F. Rodgers, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 June 2014 (Case R 2375/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Fútbol Club Barcelona and Kule.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Fútbol Club Barcelona to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 351, 6.10.2014.