CELEX: 62020TA0297
Language: en
Date: 2021-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-297/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Fashioneast and AM.VI. v EUIPO — Moschillo (RICH JOHN RICHMOND) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark RICH JOHN RICHMOND — Absence of genuine use of a trade mark — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Use in a form differing in elements which alter the distinctive character of the mark — Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

30.8.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 349/34
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Fashioneast and AM.VI. v EUIPO — Moschillo (RICH JOHN RICHMOND)
      (Case T-297/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark RICH JOHN RICHMOND - Absence of genuine use of a trade mark - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Use in a form differing in elements which alter the distinctive character of the mark - Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2021/C 349/47)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicants: Fashioneast Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg), AM.VI. Srl (Naples, Italy) (represented by: A. Camusso and M. Baghetti, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Cottrell, J. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Moschillo Srl (Avellino, Italy)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 March 2020 (Case R 1381/2019-2) relating to revocation proceedings between Moschillo, on the one hand, and Fashioneast and AM.VI., on the other.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Fashioneast Sàrl and AM.VI. Srl to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 255, 3.8.2020.