Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 61/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 December 2019 — Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe v EUIPO — Vieta Audio (Vita)

(Case T-690/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020061EN.01003002-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark Vita - Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision - Article 65(6) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Res judicata)

(2020/C 61/37)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Vieta Audio, SA (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 September 2018 (Case R 695/2018-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Vieta Audio and Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe.

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 10 September 2018 (Case R 695/2018-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Vieta Audio, SA and Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd; |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. |

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