CELEX: 62020TA0075
Language: en
Date: 2021-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-75/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Abitron Germany v EUIPO — Hetronic International (NOVA) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark NOVA — Non-registered earlier national trade mark NOVA — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, respectively) — Reference to the national law governing the earlier mark — Absolute ground for refusal — No bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))

30.8.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 349/32
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Abitron Germany v EUIPO — Hetronic International (NOVA)
      (Case T-75/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark NOVA - Non-registered earlier national trade mark NOVA - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, respectively) - Reference to the national law governing the earlier mark - Absolute ground for refusal - No bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 349/44)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Abitron Germany GmbH (Langquaid, Germany) (represented by: T. Dolde and K. Lüder, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Hetronic International, Inc (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States) (represented by: A. Wehlau, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 December 2019 (Case R 521/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Abitron Germany and Hetronic International.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Abitron Germany GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 103, 30.3.2020.