6.9.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 357/22


Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Kneissl Holding v EUIPO — LS 9 (KNEISSL)

(Case T-65/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark KNEISSL - Partial revocation - No genuine use of the mark - Extent of use - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Rule 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 10(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) - Abuse of rights)

(2021/C 357/34)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Kneissl Holding GmbH (Ebbs, Austria) (represented by: O. Nilgen and A. Kockläuner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, D. Hanf and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: LS 9 GmbH (Munich, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2019 (Case R 2265/2018-2), relating to revocation proceedings between LS 9 and Kneissl Holding.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Kneissl Holding GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 103, 30.3.2020.