Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 September 2017

Data

Court: General Court

Case date: 8 september 2017

Verdict

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 September 2017 — Aldi v EUIPO — Rouard (GOURMET)

(Case T‑572/15)

"(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark GOURMET - Prior EU figurative mark ORIGINE GOURMET - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Suspension of the administrative procedure - Rule 20(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2968/95)"

EU trade markAppeals procedureAppeal to a Board of AppealStay of proceedingsConditions

(Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 20(7)(c), and 50(1))

(see paras 20-24, 28-30, 37, 39, 41, 43)

EU trade markAppeals procedureAction before the EU judicaturePower of the General Court to alter the contested decisionLimits

(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(2) and (3))

(see para. 36)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 July 2015 (Case R 1985/2013-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Mr Rouard and Aldi.

Operative part

The Court:

Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 July 2015 (Case R 1985/2013-4);

Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Aldi GmbH & Co. KG.