CELEX: 62019TA0342
Language: en
Date: 2020-05-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-342/19: Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2020 — Martínez Albainox v EUIPO — Taser International (TASER) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark TASER — Earlier EU word marks TASER — Relative grounds for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

13.7.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 230/34
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2020 — Martínez Albainox v EUIPO — Taser International (TASER)
      (Case T-342/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark TASER - Earlier EU word marks TASER - Relative grounds for refusal - Detriment to reputation - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 230/42)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Martínez Albainox, SL (Albacete, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Taser International, Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona, United States)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2019 (Case R 1576/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Taser International and Martínez Albainox.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Martínez Albainox, SL to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 255, 29.7.2019.