Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2017 — Mediterranean Premium Spirits v EUIPO — G-Star Raw (GINRAW)

(Case T-258/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark GINRAW - Earlier EU word marks RAW - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court - Obligation to state reasons))

(2017/C 249/39)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Mediterranean Premium Spirits, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J.A. Mora Granell and J. Romaní Lluch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and K. Sidat Humphreys, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: G-Star Raw CV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: L. Dijkman and J. van Manen, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 March 2016 (Case R 1583/2015-4), relating to opposition proceedings between G-Star Raw and Mediterranean Premium Spirits.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Mediterranean Premium Spirits, SL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by EUIPO and G-Star Raw CV.

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(1)   OJ C 251, 11.7.2016.