CELEX: 62016TA0672
Language: en
Date: 2018-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-672/16: Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2018 — C=Holdings v EUIPO — Trademarkers (C=commodore) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark C=commodore — Application for invalidation of the effects of the international registration — Article 158(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 198(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) — No genuine use concerning certain goods and services covered by the international registration — Presence of proper reasons for non-use)

4.3.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 82/47
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2018 — C=Holdings v EUIPO — Trademarkers (C=commodore)
      (Case T-672/16) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark C=commodore - Application for invalidation of the effects of the international registration - Article 158(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 198(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) - No genuine use concerning certain goods and services covered by the international registration - Presence of proper reasons for non-use))
      (2019/C 82/53)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: C=Holdings BV (Oldenzaal, Netherlands) (represented by: initially P. Maeyaert and K. Neefs and then P. Maeyaert and J. Muyldermans, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Trademarkers NV (Antwerp, Belgium)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 July 2016 (Case R 2585/2015-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Trademarkers and C=Holdings.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 July 2016 (Case R 2585/2015-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Trademarkers NV and C=Holdings BV, in so far as the Board of Appeal dismissed the appeal of C=Holdings as regards the existence of proper reasons for non-use of the international registration of which it is the proprietor;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 410, 7.11.2016.