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Document 62020TA0003
Case T-3/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Forbo Financial Services v EUIPO — Windmöller (Canoleum) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Canoleum — Earlier international word mark MARMOLEUM — Relative ground for refusal — Late filing of the statement of the grounds of appeal — Inadmissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal — Request for restitutio in integrum — Sudden illness of the lawyer representing the applicant — Duty of due care — Probative value of the affidavit made by the lawyer)
Case T-3/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Forbo Financial Services v EUIPO — Windmöller (Canoleum) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Canoleum — Earlier international word mark MARMOLEUM — Relative ground for refusal — Late filing of the statement of the grounds of appeal — Inadmissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal — Request for restitutio in integrum — Sudden illness of the lawyer representing the applicant — Duty of due care — Probative value of the affidavit made by the lawyer)
Case T-3/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Forbo Financial Services v EUIPO — Windmöller (Canoleum) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Canoleum — Earlier international word mark MARMOLEUM — Relative ground for refusal — Late filing of the statement of the grounds of appeal — Inadmissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal — Request for restitutio in integrum — Sudden illness of the lawyer representing the applicant — Duty of due care — Probative value of the affidavit made by the lawyer)
OJ C 62, 22.2.2021, p. 29–29
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- Date of document:
- 16/12/2020
- Date lodged:
- 03/01/2020
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- German
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - successful
- Defendant:
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
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22.2.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 62/29 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Forbo Financial Services v EUIPO — Windmöller (Canoleum)
(Case T-3/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Canoleum - Earlier international word mark MARMOLEUM - Relative ground for refusal - Late filing of the statement of the grounds of appeal - Inadmissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal - Request for restitutio in integrum - Sudden illness of the lawyer representing the applicant - Duty of due care - Probative value of the affidavit made by the lawyer)
(2021/C 62/35)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Forbo Financial Services AG (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Fröhlich, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Windmöller GmbH (Augustdorf, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 October 2019 (Case R 773/2019-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Forbo Financial Services and Windmöller.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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1. |
Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 October 2019 (Case R 773/2019-2); |
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Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |
