CELEX: 62015CA0673
Language: en
Date: 2017-09-20 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases C-673/15 P to C-676/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 September 2017 — The Tea Board v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Delta Lingerie (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b) — Word marks and figurative marks including the word element ‘darjeeling’ or ‘darjeeling collection de lingerie’ — Opposition by the proprietor of EU collective marks — Collective marks consisting of the geographical indication ‘Darjeeling’ — Article 66(2) — Essential function — Conflict with applications for registration of individual trade marks — Likelihood of confusion — Definition — Similarity of goods and services — Criteria for assessment — Article 8(5))

13.11.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 382/13
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 September 2017 — The Tea Board v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Delta Lingerie
   (Joined Cases C-673/15 P to C-676/15 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) - Word marks and figurative marks including the word element ‘darjeeling’ or ‘darjeeling collection de lingerie’ - Opposition by the proprietor of EU collective marks - Collective marks consisting of the geographical indication ‘Darjeeling’ - Article 66(2) - Essential function - Conflict with applications for registration of individual trade marks - Likelihood of confusion - Definition - Similarity of goods and services - Criteria for assessment - Article 8(5)))
   (2017/C 382/14)
   Language of the cases: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: The Tea Board (represented by: M. Maier and A. Nordemann, Rechtsanwälte)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent), Delta Lingerie (represented by: G. Marchais and P. Martini-Berthon, avocats)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeals;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders The Tea Board to pay the costs of the main appeals;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Delta Lingerie to pay the costs of the cross-appeal.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 106, 21.3.2016.