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Document 62018TJ0220
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 June 2019.
Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista Srl v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark Battistino — Earlier EU word mark BATTISTA — Declaration of partial invalidity — Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).
Case T-220/18.
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 June 2019.
Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista Srl v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark Battistino — Earlier EU word mark BATTISTA — Declaration of partial invalidity — Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).
Case T-220/18.
Court reports – general
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 June 2019 — Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista v EUIPO — Battista Nino Caffè (Battistino)
(Case T‑220/18)
(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark Battistino — Earlier EU word mark BATTISTA — Declaration of partial invalidity — Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
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Acts of the institutions — Temporal application — Procedural rules — Substantive rules — Distinction (see para. 19) |
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Judicial proceedings — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Clear and precise statement of the pleas relied on — Flexible interpretation (see para. 23) |
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EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1) and 57(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3)) (see paras 28-31) |
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EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision — Limits (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(3)) (see para. 69) |
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Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2018 (Case R 400/2017-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Battista Nino Caffè and Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista.
Operative part
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 January 2018 (Case R 400/2017-5); |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders EUIPO and Battista Nino Caffè Srl to bear the costs incurred in the course of the proceedings before the Court. |