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Case T-870/19: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Worldwide Spirits Supply v EUIPO — Melfinco (CLEOPATRA QUEEN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark CLEOPATRA QUEEN — Earlier national word mark CLEOPATRA MELFINCO — Articles 15 and 57 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Articles 18 and 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Declaration of invalidity)
Case T-870/19: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Worldwide Spirits Supply v EUIPO — Melfinco (CLEOPATRA QUEEN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark CLEOPATRA QUEEN — Earlier national word mark CLEOPATRA MELFINCO — Articles 15 and 57 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Articles 18 and 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Declaration of invalidity)
Case T-870/19: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Worldwide Spirits Supply v EUIPO — Melfinco (CLEOPATRA QUEEN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark CLEOPATRA QUEEN — Earlier national word mark CLEOPATRA MELFINCO — Articles 15 and 57 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Articles 18 and 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Declaration of invalidity)
OJ C 95, 28.2.2022, p. 27–28
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 95, 28.2.2022, p. 10–10
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28.2.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 95/27 |
Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Worldwide Spirits Supply v EUIPO — Melfinco (CLEOPATRA QUEEN)
(Case T-870/19) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark CLEOPATRA QUEEN - Earlier national word mark CLEOPATRA MELFINCO - Articles 15 and 57 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Articles 18 and 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark - Declaration of invalidity)
(2022/C 95/36)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Worldwide Spirits Supply, Inc. (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: S. Demetriou, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Melfinco S.A. (Schaan, Liechtenstein) (represented by: M. Gioti, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 October 2019 (Case R 1820/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Melfinco and Worldwide Spirits Supply.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Worldwide Spirits Supply, Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |
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Orders Melfinco S.A. to bear its own costs. |