CELEX: 62015TA0159
Language: en
Date: 2016-09-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-159/15: Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2016 — Puma v EUIPO — Gemma Group (Representation of a bounding feline) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for an EU figurative mark representing a bounding feline — Earlier international figurative marks representing a bounding feline — Relative ground for refusal — Sound administration — Proof of the reputation of the earlier marks — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

24.10.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 392/34
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2016 — Puma v EUIPO — Gemma Group (Representation of a bounding feline)
   (Case T-159/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for an EU figurative mark representing a bounding feline - Earlier international figurative marks representing a bounding feline - Relative ground for refusal - Sound administration - Proof of the reputation of the earlier marks - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 392/43)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially P. Bullock, and subsequently D. Hanf, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Gemma Group Srl (Cerasolo Ausa, Italy)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 December 2014 (Case R 1207/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Puma and Gemma Group.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 December 2014 (Case R 1207/2014-5);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred by Puma SE.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 171, 26.5.2015.