Peek & Cloppenburg v EUIPO - Peek & Cloppenburg (Peek & Cloppenburg) (EU trade mark -Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ T-445/18 (13 May 2020)

Peek & Cloppenburg v EUIPO - Peek & Cloppenburg (Peek & Cloppenburg) (EU trade mark -Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ T-445/18 (13 May 2020)

The Board of Appeal erred in not exhaustively examining whether, under German law and the delimitation agreement, the applicant's use and registration of the mark was 'without authorization' or 'without legitimate reason.' However, the applicant failed to prove that the delimitation agreement conferred a right to...

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Citation
[2020] EUECJ T-445/18
Parties
Applicant: Peek & Cloppenburg KG (Düsseldorf); Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: Peek & Cloppenburg KG (Hambourg)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
EU Trade Mark Opposition, Relative Grounds for Refusal, National Commercial Designations, Application of National Law by EUIPO, Suspension of Proceedings
Intellectual Property European Union Law EU Trade Mark Opposition Relative Grounds for Refusal National Commercial Designations Application of National Law by EUIPO Suspension of Proceedings

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Parties

Peek & Cloppenburg KG (Düsseldorf)

Applicant

Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)

Respondent

Peek & Cloppenburg KG (Hambourg)

Intervener

Procedural Posture

EU Trade Mark Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in applying Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 and German law on commercial designations
  2. 2 Whether the Board of Appeal failed to consider the delimitation agreement and other objections under German law
  3. 3 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in refusing suspension of proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The Board of Appeal erred in not exhaustively examining whether, under German law and the delimitation agreement, the applicant's use and registration of the mark was 'without authorization' or 'without legitimate reason.' However, the applicant failed to prove that the delimitation agreement conferred a right to register or use the EU trade mark, and thus the opposition was rightly upheld.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The action is dismissed.
  • Applicant to bear its own costs and those of EUIPO and the intervener.