CELEX: 62016TA0879
Language: en
Date: 2018-02-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-879/16: Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2018 — Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe v EUIPO — Marpefa (Vieta) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark Vieta — Genuine use of the trade mark — Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision — Article 65(6) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Res judicata)

26.3.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 112/30
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2018 — Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe v EUIPO — Marpefa (Vieta)
   (Case T-879/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark Vieta - Genuine use of the trade mark - Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision - Article 65(6) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Res judicata))
   (2018/C 112/38)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, QC)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Marpefa, SL (Barcelona, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 October 2016 (Case R 1010/2016-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd and Marpefa.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 October 2016 (Case R 1010/2016-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd and Marpefa, SL;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 53, 20.2.2017.