Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 1 March 2023 –  
Romedor Pharma v EUIPO – Perfect Care Distribution (Cerviron)

(Case T‑37/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0037_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Cerviron – Non-registered earlier national trade mark CERVIRON – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal – Re-examination of the facts in the light of evidence not previously submitted before EUIPO bodies – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72(2) and 95)  (see paragraphs 18, 19, 27) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Interpretation in the light of EU law – Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on – Verification of the content of national law – Scope  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 38, 39, 54) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Invalidity action based on the existence of an earlier national right – Burden of proof  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c))  (see paragraph 40) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Word mark Cerviron and non-registered mark CERVIRON  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 46, 47, 49-52, 55) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Romedor Pharma SRL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |

| 3. | Orders Perfect Care Distribution SRL to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0037_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 138, 28.3.2022.](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:138:TOC)

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