Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 April 2018

Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, SL v European Union Intellectual Property Office

Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(4) — Article 65 — Unregistered trade name GRAND HOTEL PALLADIUM — Figurative mark containing the word elements ‘PALLADIUM PALACE IBIZA RESORT & SPA’ — Application for a declaration of invalidity based on a prior right acquired pursuant to national law — Conditions — Sign of more than merely local significance — Right to prohibit the use of a subsequent trade mark

Case C-75/17 P



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
25/05/2018 Fiesta Hotels & Resorts v EUIPO
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2018:269
19/04/2018 Fiesta Hotels & Resorts v EUIPO
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:C:2018:269
19/04/2018 Fiesta Hotels & Resorts v EUIPO
Application (OJ)
28/04/2017 Fiesta Hotels & Resorts v EUIPO
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.02 Relative grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.02.04 4.11.03.02.04
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.02 Relative grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.02.04 4.11.03.02.04
3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.02 Jurisdiction over the appeal
      3.10.02.01 Exclusion of questions of fact
        3.10.02.01.03 Assessment of national law
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.02 Relative grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.02.04 4.11.03.02.04


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References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 09/02/2017

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

19/04/2018


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 200 from 11.06.2018, p.14

Application: OJ C 151 from 15.05.2017, p.17

Name of the parties

Fiesta Hotels & Resorts v EUIPO

Notes on Academic Writings

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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment
  • Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Appeals : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility

Formation of the Court

septième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Wathelet

Language(s) of the Case

  • Spanish

Language(s) of the Opinion

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