Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:228
Date: 2020-05-28
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2020 —Lozano Arana and Others v EUIPO — Coltejer (LIBERTADOR) (Case T-564/19) 1 (EU trade mark –– Revocation proceedings –– EU word mark LIBERTADOR –– Genuine use of the mark –– Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 –– Right to be heard –– Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001 –– Due notification –– Article 60 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430 (now Article 60 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) –– Failure to produce proof of genuine use of the mark within the time limit prescribed –– Article 19(1) of Delegated Regulation 2017/1430 (now Article 19(1) of Delegated Regulation 2018/625) Language of the case: English Parties Applicants: Antonio Lozano Arana (Cali, Colombia), Daniel Simon Benmaor (Marseilles, France), Marion Esther Benmaor (Marseilles), Valérie Brigitte Danielle Servant (Marrakesh, Morocco) (represented by: M. Angelier, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Coltejer SA (Itagüí, Colombia) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 June 2019 (Case R 2482/2018-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Coltejer and Mr Albert Benmaor and Mr Lozano Arana. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Antonio Lozano Arana, Mr Daniel Simon Benmaor, Ms Marion Esther Benmaor and Ms Valérie Brigitte Danielle Servant to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 337, 7.10.2019.