Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-696/15 of The General Court, March 03, 2017

• Resolution Date: March 03, 2017
• Issuing Organization: The General Court
• Decision Number: T-696/15

Judgment of the General Court of 9 February 2017 - Bodegas Vega Sicilia v EUIPO (TEMPOS VEGA SICILIA)

(Case T-696/15) ¹

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark TEMPOS VEGA SICILIA - Absolute ground for refusal - Trade mark for wine with geographical indications - Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Bodegas Vega Sicilia, SA (Valbuena de Duero, Spain) (represented by: S. Alonso Maruri, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Muñiz Rodríguez and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 September 2015 (Case R 285/2015-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign TEMPOS VEGA SICILIA as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

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