Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:320
Date: 2020-07-08
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Lithuania

Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020 – Euroapotheca v EUIPO – General Nutrition Investment (GNC LIVE WELL) (Case T-686/19) 1 (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark GNC LIVE WELL – Obligation to state reasons – First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Genuine use of the mark – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001)) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Euroapotheca UAB (Vilnius, Lithuania) (represented by: R. Žabolienė and E. Saukalas, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Lukošiūtė, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO and intervener before the General Court: General Nutrition Investment Company (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: M. Rijsdijk, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 July 2019 (Case R 2189/2018-5) concerning revocation proceedings between Euroapotheca and General Nutrition Investment Company. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Euroapotheca UAB to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.