CELEX: 62020TA0030
Language: en
Date: 2020-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-30/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Promed v EUIPO — Centrumelektroniki (Promed) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Promed — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

1.2.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 35/48
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Promed v EUIPO — Centrumelektroniki (Promed)
      (Case T-30/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Promed - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 35/63)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Promed GmbH kosmetische Erzeugnisse (Farchant, Germany) (represented by: B. Sorg, B. Reinisch and C. Raßmann, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, V. Ruzek and S. Hanne, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Centrumelektroniki sp.j. (Tarnowskie Góry, Poland) (represented by: M. Kondrat, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 November 2019 (Case R 614/2019 5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Centrumelektroniki and Promed kosmetische Erzeugnisse.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Promed GmbH kosmetische Erzeugnisse to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.