Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 2 July 2025 – Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO – Grande Vitae (VITAE)

(Case T-402/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504457EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark VITAE - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use)

(C/2025/4457)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU (Logroño, Spain) (represented by: L.M. Broschat García and L.M. Polo Flores, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Grande Vitae GmbH (Delmenhorst, Germany) (represented by: C. Saettel, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 June 2024 (Case R 1156/2023-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Grande Vitae GmbH; |

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| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4457/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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