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25.7.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 270/40 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2016 — Fútbol Club Barcelona v EUIPO — Kule (KULE)
(Case T-614/14) (1)
((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for European Union word mark KULE - Earlier national word marks and well-known mark CULE - Relative grounds for refusal - No genuine use of the earlier trade marks - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2016/C 270/44)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Fútbol Club Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Zajfert and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Kule LLC (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: F. Rodgers, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 June 2014 (Case R 2375/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Fútbol Club Barcelona and Kule.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Fútbol Club Barcelona to pay the costs. |