CELEX: 62020TA0561
Language: en
Date: 2021-09-01 00:00:00
Title: Case T-561/20: Judgment of the General Court of 1 September 2021 — Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe v EUIPO — Vieta Audio (Vita) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark Vita — Genuine use of the mark — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Use in connection with the goods in respect of which the mark was registered)

18.10.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 422/14
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 1 September 2021 — Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe v EUIPO — Vieta Audio (Vita)
      (Case T-561/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark Vita - Genuine use of the mark - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Use in connection with the goods in respect of which the mark was registered)
      (2021/C 422/20)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC and P. Ruess, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Vieta Audio, SA (Barcelona, Spain)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 June 2020 (Case R 425/2020-2), relating to revocation proceedings between Vieta Audio and Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 371, 3.11.2020.