Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Order of the General Court of 5 September 2024 – The Smiley Company v EUIPO – SC Ha Ha Ha Production (SMILEY)

(Case T-169/21)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202406099EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Revocation of the contested decision - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)

(C/2024/6099)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: The Smiley Company SPRL (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: B. Fontaine, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, M.L. Capostagno and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: SC Ha Ha Ha Production SRL (Calinesti, Romania)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 January 2021 (Case R 2936/2019-5).

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action. |

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| 2. | The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by The Smiley Company SPRL. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6099/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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