Corte di giustizia UEsentenza
Corte di giustizia UE n. 2017/2022
ECLI:EU:T:2022:228
Testo integrale del provvedimento
Anonimizzato ex art. 52 D.Lgs. 196/2003
62021TJ0208_INF
Judgment of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] ([OSCURATO:PERSONA]) of 6 April 2022 –
[OSCURATO:PERSONA]-DFT v EUIPO – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] ([OSCURATO:PERSONA])
(Case T‑208/21) (
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(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – International registration designating the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Word mark [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Earlier national company names – Relative ground for refusal – No use in trade of a sign of more than mere local significance – Article 8(4) and Article 52(1)(c) of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (EU) 2017/1001))
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EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal – Re-examination of the facts in the light of evidence not previously submitted before EUIPO bodies – Precluded
([OSCURATO:PERSONA] and [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 2017/1001, Art. 72)
(see para. 17)
2.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of a non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Interpretation in the light of EU law – Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on
([OSCURATO:PERSONA] 40/94, Arts 8(4) and 52(1)(c))
(see paras 21-23)
3.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of a non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Local scope of sign – Items of evidence
([OSCURATO:PERSONA] 40/94, Arts 8(4) and 52(1)(c))
(see paras 26, 49, 50)
4.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of a non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Use of the sign in trade – Temporal criterion
([OSCURATO:PERSONA] 40/94, Arts 8(4) and 52(1)(c))
(see para. 28)
5.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of a non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Word mark [OSCURATO:PERSONA] and company names [OSCURATO:PERSONA] Fleischereimaschinen GmbH and [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – DFT Fleischereimaschinen GmbH
([OSCURATO:PERSONA] 40/94, Arts 8(4) and 52(1)(c))
(see paras 31, 32, 43, 74)
6.
EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Probative value of the evidence – Solemn declarations
([OSCURATO:PERSONA] and [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 2017/1001, Art. 97(1)(f))
(see paras 56, 58)
Operative part
[OSCURATO:PERSONA]:
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Dismisses the action;
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[OSCURATO:PERSONA]DFT Fleischereimaschinen GmbH to pay the costs.
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OJ C 228, 14.6.2021
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