Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:234
Date: 2020-05-28
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2020 — Martínez Albainox v EUIPO — Taser International (TASER) (Case T-342/19) 1 (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark TASER — Earlier EU word marks TASER — Relative grounds for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Martínez Albainox, SL (Albacete, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Taser International, Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona, United States) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2019 (Case R 1576/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Taser International and Martínez Albainox. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Martínez Albainox, SL to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 255, 29.7.2019.