Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 November 2024 –  
Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO – Grande Vitae (vintae)

(Case T‑136/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0136_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark Vintae – Earlier national word mark VITAE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 – No limitation in consequence of acquiescence – Article 53(2) of Regulation No 40/94)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion – Facts and evidence not submitted in due time – Account taken – Discretion of EUIPO  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 95(2); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 27(4))  (see paragraphs 21-23, 26-28) |

| 2. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Abstract statement – Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see paragraphs 39, 40) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Limitation through acquiescence – Limitation period – Point from which time starts to run  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 53(2))  (see paragraphs 47-49) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Limitation through acquiescence – Concept  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 53(2))  (see paragraphs 50-52) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0136_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 173, 15.5.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:173:TOC).

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