30.1.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 30/47
Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2016 — Sovena Portugal — Consumer Goods v EUIPO — Mueloliva (FONTOLIVA)
(Case T-24/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark FONTOLIVA - Earlier national word mark FUENOLIVA - Relative ground for refusal - Validity of the registration of the earlier mark - Submission of new facts and evidence before the General Court - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Power to alter - Article 8(1)(b), Article 42(2) and (3) and Articles 65 and 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 030/53)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sovena Portugal — Consumer Goods, SA (Algés, Portugal) (represented by: D. Martins Pereira, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mueloliva, SL (Córdoba, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 November 2015 (Case R 1813/2014-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Mueloliva and Sovena Portugal — Consumer Goods.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 November 2015 (Case R 1813/2014-2);
2.
Rejects the opposition filed by Mueloliva, SL to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark FONTOLIVA applied for by Sovena Portugal — Consumer Goods, SA;
3.
Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
4.
Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Sovena Portugal — Consumer Goods for the purposes of the proceedings before the Court;
5.
Orders EUIPO and Mueloliva each to pay half of the costs necessarily incurred by Sovena Portugal — Consumer Goods for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO.
(1) OJ C 106, 21.3.2016.