Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2020:599
Date: 2020-12-09
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 – Promed v EUIPO – Centrumelektroniki (Promed) (Case T-30/20) 1 (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Promed – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Promed GmbH kosmetische Erzeugnisse (Farchant, Germany) (represented by: B. Sorg, B. Reinisch and C. Raßmann, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, V. Ruzek and S. Hanne, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Centrumelektroniki sp.j. (Tarnowskie Góry, Poland) (represented by: M. Kondrat, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 November 2019 (Case R 614/2019 5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Centrumelektroniki and Promed kosmetische Erzeugnisse. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Promed GmbH kosmetische Erzeugnisse to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.