CELEX: 62016TA0774
Language: en
Date: 2018-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-774/16: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2018 — Consejo Regulador del Cava v EUIPO — Cave de Tain L’Hermitage, union des propriétaires (CAVE DE TAIN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative EU trade mark CAVE DE TAIN — Earlier designation of origin ‘CAVA’ — Concept of ‘evocation’ of a protected designation of origin — Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013)

3.9.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 311/13
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2018 — Consejo Regulador del Cava v EUIPO — Cave de Tain L’Hermitage, union des propriétaires (CAVE DE TAIN)
      (Case T-774/16) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative EU trade mark CAVE DE TAIN - Earlier designation of origin ‘CAVA’ - Concept of ‘evocation’ of a protected designation of origin - Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013))
      (2018/C 311/13)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Consejo Regulador del Cava (Villafranca del Penedès, Spain) (represented by: C. Prat, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Zaera Cuadrado and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Cave de Tain L’Hermitage (Tain l’Hermitage, France) (represented by J.-P. Stouls, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2016 (Case R 980/2015-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Consejo Regulador del Cava and Cave de Tain L’Hermitage, union des propriétaires.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Consejo Regulador del Cava to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 6, 9.1.2017.