Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.10.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 339/16 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020 — Artur Florêncio & Filhos, Affsports v EUIPO — Anadeco Gestion (sflooring)

(Case T-533/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020339EN.01001602-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark sflooring - Earlier national word mark T-FLOORING - Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2020/C 339/20)

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 (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Anadeco Gestion, SA (Cartagena, Spain) (represented by: J. Erdozain Lopez and J. Galan Lopez, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 May 2019 (Case R 1870/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Anadeco Gestion and Artur Florêncio & Filhos, Affsports.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 May 2019 (Case R 1870/2018-4); |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders EUIPO and Anadeco Gestion, SA to bear their own costs and each to pay half of the costs incurred by Artur Florêncio & Filhos, Affsports Lda before the General Court and the Board of Appeal. |

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