CELEX: 62019TA0588
Language: en
Date: 2021-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-588/19: Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2021 — Novomatic v EUIPO — adp Gauselmann (Power Stars) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark Power Stars — Partial revocation declaration — Partial lack of genuine use — Proof of genuine use — Article 51(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75(1), first sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94(1), first sentence, of Regulation 2017/1001) — Right to be heard — Article 75(1), second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94(1), second sentence, of Regulation 2017/1001)

7.6.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 217/40
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2021 — Novomatic v EUIPO — adp Gauselmann (Power Stars)
      (Case T-588/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark Power Stars - Partial revocation declaration - Partial lack of genuine use - Proof of genuine use - Article 51(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75(1), first sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94(1), first sentence, of Regulation 2017/1001) - Right to be heard - Article 75(1), second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94(1), second sentence, of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2021/C 217/51)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Novomatic AG (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria) (represented by: M. Ringer, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka and S. Hanne, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the Court: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: K. Mandel, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 June 2019 (Case R 2038/2018-2), relating to revocation proceedings between adp Gauselmann and Novomatic.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Novomatic AG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 337, 7.10.2019.