Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:383
Date: 2019-06-06
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista v EUIPO — Battista Nino Caffè (Battistino) (Case T-220/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark Battistino — Earlier EU word mark BATTISTA — Declaration of partial invalidity — Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista Srl (Triggiano, Italy) (represented by: V. Franchini, F. Paesan and R. Bia, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Battista Nino Caffè Srl (Triggiano, Italy) (represented by: D. Russo, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2018 (Case R 400/2017-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Battista Nino Caffè and Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 January 2018 (Case R 400/2017-5); Dismisses the action as to the remainder; 3. Orders EUIPO and Battista Nino Caffè Srl to bear the costs incurred in the course of the proceedings before the Court. ____________ 1 OJ C 190, 4.6.2018.