Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:323
Date: 2020-07-08
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Portugal

Action brought on 29 July 2019 – Artur Florêncio & Filhos, Affsports v EUIPO – Anadeco Gestion (sflooring) (Case T-533/19) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Artur Florêncio & Filhos, Affsports Lda (Sintra, Portugal) (represented by: D. Martins Pereira Soares, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Anadeco Gestion, SA (Cartagena, Spain) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark sflooring in colours black, white and grey – Application for registration No 11 943 586 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 May 2019 in Case R 1870/2018-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: totally admit this appeal completely revoke the contested decision; amend the contested decision, based on the grounding in this appeal and declare the granting of European Union trademark No 11943588 sflooring; condemn the EUIPO in the costs incurred by the appellant, including in the costs made in the case that run before EUIPO; condemn the other party to bear the appellant’s costs in the EUIPO proceedings. Pleas in law Insufficiency of the proofs of genuine use of earlier trademark T-FLOORING Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________