Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.3.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/39 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 January 2022 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Malpricht (APIRETAL)

(Case T-160/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022119EN.01003901-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Word mark APIRETAL - Declaration of revocation - No genuine use - No proper reasons for non-use - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 119/52)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: T. González Martínez, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ingrid Malpricht (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: M.-C. Simon, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 January 2021 (Case R 1004/2020 4), relating to revocation proceedings between Ms Malpricht and Laboratorios Ern.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Laboratorios Ern, SA to pay the costs. |

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