Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 423/43 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 10 October 2019 — Société des produits Nestlé v EUIPO — European Food (FITNESS)

(Case T-536/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019423EN.01004302-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark FITNESS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Decision taken following the annulment of an earlier decision by the General Court - Article 65(6) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal)

(2019/C 423/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Société des produits Nestlé SA (Vevey, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Jaeger-Lenz, A. Lambrecht and C. Elkemann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: European Food SA (Drăgănești, Romania) (represented by: I. Speciac, R. Dincă, I.-F. Cofaru, V.-F. Diaconită and V. Stănese, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 June 2018 (Case R 755/2018-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between European Food and Société des produits Nestlé.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 June 2018 (Case R 755/2018-2); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Société des produits Nestlé SA; |

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| 3. | Orders European Food SA to bear its own costs. |

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