CELEX: 62017TA0138
Language: en
Date: 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-138/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 March 2019 — Prim v EUIPO — Primed Halberstadt Medizintechnik (PRIMED) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark PRIMED — Earlier national figurative marks PRIM S.A., PRiM, S.A. SUMINISTROS MEDICOS and GRUPO PRiM — Genuine use of the earlier marks — Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Right to be heard — Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now second sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Submission of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Discretion of the Board of Appeal — Classification as new or additional evidence — Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))

6.5.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 155/39
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 20 March 2019 — Prim v EUIPO — Primed Halberstadt Medizintechnik (PRIMED)
      (Case T-138/17) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark PRIMED - Earlier national figurative marks PRIM S.A., PRiM, S.A. SUMINISTROS MEDICOS and GRUPO PRiM - Genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Right to be heard - Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now second sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Submission of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Discretion of the Board of Appeal - Classification as new or additional evidence - Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
      (2019/C 155/46)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Prim, SA (Móstoles, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Lukošiūtė, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Primed Halberstadt Medizintechnik GmbH (Halberstadt, Germany) (represented by: D. Donath, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 December 2016 (Joined Cases R 2494/2015-4 and R 163/2016-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Prim and Primed Halberstadt Medizintechnik.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 December 2016 (Joined Cases R 2494/2015-4 and R 163/2016-4);
                  
               
            
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                     Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay half of those incurred by Prim, SA;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders Primed Halberstadt Medizintechnik GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay half of those ińcurred by Prim.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.