CELEX: 62019TA0677
Language: en
Date: 2020-09-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-677/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Polfarmex v EUIPO — Kaminski (SYRENA) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark SYRENA — Genuine use of the mark — Extent of use — Proof of use — Articles 18(1) and 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Duty to state reasons — First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

23.11.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 399/35
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Polfarmex v EUIPO — Kaminski (SYRENA)
      (Case T-677/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark SYRENA - Genuine use of the mark - Extent of use - Proof of use - Articles 18(1) and 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Duty to state reasons - First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 399/51)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Polfarmex S.A. (Kutno, Poland) (represented by: B. Matusiewicz-Kulig, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Arkadiusz Kaminski (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) (represented by: E. Pijewska, M. Mazurek and W. Trybowski, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 July 2019 (Joined Cases R 1861/2018-2 and R 1840/2018-2), relating to revocation proceedings between Polfarmex and Mr Kaminski.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 July 2019 (Joined Cases R 1861/2018-2 and R 1840/2018-2) to the extent that it upheld the registration of the European Union trade mark No 9262767 in respect of ‘cars’ in Class 12 other than ‘racing cars’;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders each party to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.