Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:841
Date: 2024-11-20
Language of the case: French
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Wonderbox v EUIPO – Swile (Wonderbox) (Case T-200/24) 1 (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark Wonderbox – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Article 59(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 – No independent subcategory) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Wonderbox (Paris, France) (represented by: O. Klimis, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Swile (Montpellier, France) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 February 2024 (Case R 776/2023-5). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders each party to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C C/2024/3351, 3.6.2024.