Case C-478/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 April 2018 — European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Group OOD, Kosta Iliev (Appeal — EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of a non-registered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade — Examination by the Board of Appeal — New or supplementary evidence — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 76(2) — Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Third subparagraph of Rule 50(1))
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Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 April 2018 — European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Group OOD, Kosta Iliev
(Case C-478/16 P) ( 1 )
‛(Appeal — EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of a non-registered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade — Examination by the Board of Appeal — New or supplementary evidence — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 76(2) — Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Third subparagraph of Rule 50(1))’2018/C 200/07Language of the case: Bulgarian
Parties
Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, P. Ivanov and D. Stoyanova- Valchanova, acting as Agents)
Other parties to the proceedings: Group OOD (represented by: D. Dragiev and A. Andreev, advokati), Kosta Iliev (represented by: S. Ganeva, advokat)
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 78, 13.3.2017.
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