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Order of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 23 May 2019 — Fujifilm Recording Media v EUIPO — iTernity (d:ternity)

(Case T‑609/18)

(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Application for EU word mark d:ternity — Earlier word mark iTernity — Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity before the action was brought — Invalidation of the contested decision — No interest in bringing proceedings — Action in part inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings — Admissibility of actions — Judged by reference to the situation when the application was lodged  (see para. 24) |

| 2. | Action for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Interest in bringing proceedings — Need for an actual and current interest — Assessment at the time when the action was brought — Action capable of securing a benefit for the applicant — None — Inadmissibility  (Art 263, fourth para., TFEU)  (see para. 25) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action brought against the decision upholding an application for a declaration of invalidity — Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity — Action that has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 131)  (see paras 28, 29) |

Re

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 July 2018 (Case R 2324/2017-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between iTernity and Fujifilm Recording Media.

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

| 2. | Each party shall bear its own costs. |

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