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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 27 November 2024 – European Food v EUIPO – Société des produits Nestlé (FITNESS)

(Case T-799/21)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202500545EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark FITNESS - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Submission of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/545)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: European Food SA (Păntășești, Romania) (represented by: I. Speciac, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Société des produits Nestlé SA (Vevey, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Jaeger-Lenz, A. Lambrecht and A.-C. Salger, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 October 2021 (Case R 894/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 October 2021 (Case R 894/2020-1); |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders EUIPO and Société des produits Nestlé SA to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/545/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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