CELEX: 62018TA0221
Language: en
Date: 2019-06-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-221/18: Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista v EUIPO — Battista Nino Caffè (BATTISTINO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark BATTISTINO — Earlier EU word mark BATTISTA — Declaration of invalidity — Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

29.7.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 255/40
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista v EUIPO — Battista Nino Caffè (BATTISTINO)
      (Case T-221/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark BATTISTINO - Earlier EU word mark BATTISTA - Declaration of invalidity - Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark - Article 57(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2019/C 255/51)
      Language of the case: Italian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista Srl (Triggiano, Italy) (represented by: V. Franchini, F. Paesan and R. Bia, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Battista Nino Caffè Srl (Triggiano, Italy) (represented by: D. Russo, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2018 (Case R 402/2017-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Battista Nino Caffè and Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 January 2018 (Case R 402/2017-5);
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
                  
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  
                     Orders EUIPO and Battista Nino Caffè Srl to bear the costs incurred in the course of the proceedings before the Court.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 190, 4.6. 2018.