Case C-501/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 11 October 2017 — European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Cactus SA, Isabel Del Rio Rodríguez (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Figurative mark containing the word elements ‘CACTUS OF PEACE CACTUS DE LA PAZ’ — Opposition by the proprietor of word and figurative EU trade marks containing the word element ‘Cactus’ — Nice Classification — Article 28 — Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the mark in an abbreviated form)
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Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 11 October 2017 — European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Cactus SA, Isabel Del Rio Rodríguez
(Case C-501/15 P) ( 1 )
‛(Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Figurative mark containing the word elements ‘CACTUS OF PEACE CACTUS DE LA PAZ’ — Opposition by the proprietor of word and figurative EU trade marks containing the word element ‘Cactus’ — Nice Classification — Article 28 — Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the mark in an abbreviated form)’2017/C 412/10Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)
Other parties to the proceedings: Cactus SA (represented by: K. Manhaeve, avocate), Isabel Del Rio Rodríguez
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to pay the costs.
( 1 ) OJ C 414, 14.12.2015.
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