| 4.4.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 148/21 |
Judgment of the General Court of 9 February 2022 — Heitec v EUIPO — Hetec Datensysteme (HEITEC)
(Case T-520/19) (1)
(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark HEITEC - No account taken of evidence submitted before the Cancellation Division and before the Board of Appeal - Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No genuine use of the trade mark - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Rule 40(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 19(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625))
(2022/C 148/28)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Heitec AG (Erlangue, Germany) (represented by: G. Wagner, lawyer)
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, intervener before the General Court: Hetec Datensysteme GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Kockläuner and O. Nilgen, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 April 2019 (Case R 1171/2018-2), relating to revocation proceedings between Hetec Datensysteme and Heitec.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
| 1. | Dismisses the action; |
| 2. | Orders Heitec AG to pay the costs. |
(1) OJ C 312, 16.9.2019.