Дело C-537/14: Debonair Trading Internacional/EUIPO, Съдебно решение от 27 октомври 2016 г.

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In Case C‑537/14 P,

APPEAL under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, brought on 21 November 2014,

Debonair Trading Internacional Lda, represented by D. Selden, Advocate, and T. Alkin, Barrister,

appellant,

the other parties to the proceedings being:

Groupe Léa Nature SA, represented by S. Arnaud, avocat,

applicant at first instance,

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), represented by D. Gája and P. Geroulakos, acting as Agents,

defendant at first instance,

THE COURT (Eighth Chamber),

composed of M. Vilaras, President of the Chamber, J. Malenovský and D. Šváby (Rapporteur), Judges,

Advocate General: M. Wathelet,

Registrar: A. Calot Escobar,

having regard to the written procedure,

having decided, after hearing the Advocate General, to proceed to judgment without an Opinion,

gives the following

Judgment

1. By its appeal, Debonair Trading Internacional Lda (‘Debonair’) and, by its cross-appeal, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), seek to have set aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 23 September 2014, Groupe Léa Nature v OHIM — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO’BiO ētic) (T‑341/13, not published, EU:T:2014:802) (‘the judgment under appeal’), by which that Court annulled the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2013 (Case R 203/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Groupe Léa Nature SA and Debonair (‘the contested decision’).

Legal context

2. Council Regulation (EC) ...