Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret v EUIPO — Nadal Esteban (STYLO & KOTON)
(Case T-687/16) 1
(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark STYLO & KOTON — Absolute ground for refusal — Article 52(1)(b) of (EC) Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of (EU) Regulation 2017/1001) — No bad faith)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Istanbul, Turkey) (represented by: J. Güell Serra and E. Stoyanov Edissonov, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Joaquín Nadal Esteban (Alcobendas, Spain) (represented by: J. Donoso Romero, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 June 2016 (Case R 1779/2015-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret and Mr Nadal Esteban.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 410, 7.11.2016.