Case T-785/17: Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2019 — Ilhan v EUIPO — Time Gate (BIG SAM SPORTSWEAR COMPANY) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designa...

C 103/36 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.3.2019 Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2019 — Ilhan v EUIPO — Time Gate (BIG SAM SPORTSWEAR COMPANY) (Case T-785/17) (1) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union —Figurative mark BIG SAM SPORTSWEAR COMPANY — Earlier word mark SAM — Relative ground for refusal — Extinction of rights due to acquiescence — Evidence presented for the first time before the General Court — Article 54(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 61(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1) (b) of Regulation 2017/1001)) (2019/C 103/46) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Ercan Ilhan (Istanbul, Turkey) (represented by: S. Can, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and D. Walicka, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Time Gate GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: R. Kunz-Hallstein, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 September 2017 (Case R 974/2016-5) relating to invalidity proceedings between Time Gate and Mr Ilhan. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Ercan Ilhan to pay the costs. (1) OJ C 32, 29.1.2018. Judgment of the...