Universidad Internacional de la Rioja v EUIPO (Order) French Text [2017] EUECJ C-50/17_CO (01 June 2017)

Universidad Internacional de la Rioja v EUIPO (Order) French Text [2017] EUECJ C-50/17_CO (01 June 2017)

The appeal was rejected as manifestly inadmissible in part and manifestly unfounded in part because the appellant's arguments concerned factual assessments not subject to review on appeal, and the General Court provided sufficient reasoning and correctly applied the law regarding likelihood of confusion and...

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Citation
[2017] EUECJ C-50/17_CO
Parties
Appellant: Universidad Internacional de la Rioja SA; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: Universidad de la Rioja
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Order on Admissibility and Merits of Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
EU Trademark Opposition, Appeal Procedure, Likelihood of Confusion, Distinctiveness of Trademarks
Intellectual Property European Union Law EU Trademark Opposition Appeal Procedure Likelihood of Confusion Distinctiveness of Trademarks

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Parties

Universidad Internacional de la Rioja SA

Appellant

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

Respondent

Universidad de la Rioja

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Order on Admissibility and Merits of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the General Court erred in determining the relevant public for trademark comparison
  2. 2 Whether the General Court erred in assessing the likelihood of confusion between the marks
  3. 3 Whether the General Court failed to provide adequate reasoning

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was rejected as manifestly inadmissible in part and manifestly unfounded in part because the appellant's arguments concerned factual assessments not subject to review on appeal, and the General Court provided sufficient reasoning and correctly applied the law regarding likelihood of confusion and distinctiveness.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Universidad Internacional de la Rioja SA shall bear its own costs.