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Document 62022TJ0038
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 1 March 2023.
Romedor Pharma SRL v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – European Union figurative mark CERVIRON perfect care – Earlier unregistered national trade mark CERVIRON – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.
Case T-38/22.
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 1 March 2023.
Romedor Pharma SRL v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – European Union figurative mark CERVIRON perfect care – Earlier unregistered national trade mark CERVIRON – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.
Case T-38/22.
Court reports – general
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2023:96
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 1 March 2023 –
Romedor Pharma v EUIPO – Perfect Care Distribution (CERVIRON perfect care)
(Case T‑38/22) ( 1 )
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – European Union figurative mark CERVIRON perfect care – Earlier unregistered national trade mark CERVIRON – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
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EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal – Re-examination of the facts in the light of evidence not previously submitted before EUIPO bodies – Not included (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72(2) and 95) (see paragraphs 18, 19, 27) |
2. |
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of a non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Interpretation in the light of EU law – Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on – Verification of the content of national law – Scope (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c)) (see paragraphs 38, 39, 54) |
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Invalidity action based on the existence of an earlier national right – Burden of proof (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c)) (see paragraph 40) |
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of a non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Figurative trade mark CERVIRON perfect care and unregistered trade mark CERVIRON (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c)) (see paragraphs 46, 47, 49-52, 55) |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Romedor Pharma SRL to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |
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Orders Perfect Care Distribution SRL to bear its own costs. |
( 1 ) OJ C 138, 28.3.2022.