CELEX: 62016TA0419
Language: en
Date: 2017-11-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-419/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2017 — Carrera Brands v EUIPO — Autec (Carrera) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark Carrera — Article 56(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 63(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Admissibility of the application for revocation — Non-challenge agreement — Decisions of the national courts — Abuse of rights — Rule 20(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 71(1)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430) — Application for suspension of the proceedings before EUIPO)

8.1.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 5/33
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2017 — Carrera Brands v EUIPO — Autec (Carrera)
   (Case T-419/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark Carrera - Article 56(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 63(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Admissibility of the application for revocation - Non-challenge agreement - Decisions of the national courts - Abuse of rights - Rule 20(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 71(1)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430) - Application for suspension of the proceedings before EUIPO))
   (2018/C 005/43)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Carrera Brands Ltd (Hong Kong, China) (represented by: C. Markowsky, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Autec AG (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: C. Früchtl, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 June 2016 (Case R 278/2015-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Autec and Carrera Brands.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Carrera Brands Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 343, 19.9.2016.