Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Order of the General Court of 30 October 2024 – Barbato v EUIPO – Hightouch (Steve Jobs)

(Case T-1087/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202500074EN.000101-E0001)

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

(C/2025/74)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Vincenzo Barbato (Naples, Italy) (represented by: M. Andreolini and F. Andreolini, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hightouch Ltd (Ashtead, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Mortelé and B. Lieben, lawyers)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 September 2023 (Case R 78/2022-2).

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 pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/74/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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