CELEX: 62018TB0713
Language: en
Date: 2019-10-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-713/18: Order of the General Court of 9 October 2019 — Esim Chemicals v EUIPO — Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite (ESIM Chemicals) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark ESIM Chemicals — Earlier national word mark ESKIM — Relative ground for refusal — Failure to comply with the obligation to pay the appeal fee within the period prescribed — Decision of the Board of Appeal declaring that the appeal is deemed not to have been filed — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

16.12.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 423/55
            
         
      Order of the General Court of 9 October 2019 — Esim Chemicals v EUIPO — Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite (ESIM Chemicals)
      (Case T-713/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark ESIM Chemicals - Earlier national word mark ESKIM - Relative ground for refusal - Failure to comply with the obligation to pay the appeal fee within the period prescribed - Decision of the Board of Appeal declaring that the appeal is deemed not to have been filed - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
      (2019/C 423/70)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Esim Chemicals GmbH (Linz, Austria) (represented by: I. Rungg and I. Innerhofer, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SpA (Rome, Italy)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 October 2018 (Case R 1267/2018-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite and Esim Chemicals.
      
         Operative part of the order
      
      
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                     The action is dismissed.
                  
               
            
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                     Esim Chemicals GmbH shall bear its own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 44, 4.2.2019.