CELEX: 62021TA0140
Language: en
Date: 2022-03-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-140/21: Judgment of the General Court of 2 March 2022 — Apologistics v EUIPO — Kerckhoff (apo-discounter.de) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark apo-discounter.de — Partial revocation — Genuine use of the trade mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Proof of genuine use)

10.5.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 191/27
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 2 March 2022 — Apologistics v EUIPO — Kerckhoff (apo-discounter.de)
      (Case T-140/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark apo-discounter.de - Partial revocation - Genuine use of the trade mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use)
      (2022/C 191/36)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Apologistics GmbH (Markkleeberg, Germany) (represented by: H. Hug, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Markus Kerckhoff (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 December 2020 (Case R 1439/2019-5), relating to revocation proceedings between Mr Kerckhoff and Apologistics.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Apologistics GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 182, 10.5.2021.