CELEX: 62017TA0424
Language: en
Date: 2018-11-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-424/17: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2018 — Fruit of the Loom v EUIPO — Takko (FRUIT) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark FRUIT — Genuine use of the mark — Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Res judicata — Article 65(6) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 72(6) of Regulation 2017/1001))

28.1.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 35/22
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2018 — Fruit of the Loom v EUIPO — Takko (FRUIT)
      (Case T-424/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark FRUIT - Genuine use of the mark - Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Res judicata - Article 65(6) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 72(6) of Regulation 2017/1001)))
      (2019/C 35/27)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Fruit of the Loom, Inc. (Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC and V. Marsland, Solicitor)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Takko Holding GmbH (Telgte, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2017 (Case R 2119/2016-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Takko Holding and Fruit of the Loom.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Fruit of the Loom, Inc. to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 318, 25.9.2017.