Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:259
Date: 2020-06-10
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 10 June 2020 — Leinfelder Uhren München v EUIPO — Schafft (Leinfelder) (Case T-577/19) 1 (European Union trade mark — Revocation proceedings — European Union word mark Leinfelder — Lack of genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Abuse of rights) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Leinfelder Uhren München GmbH & Co. KG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Lüft, 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: Thomas Schafft (Munich) (represented by: V. Sandulache, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 May 2019 (Joined Cases R 1930/2018 2 and R 1937/2018 2), concerning revocation proceedings between Mr Schafft and Leinfelder Uhren München. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Leinfelder Uhren München GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.