18.9.2023

Official Journal of the European Union

C 329/24

(Case T-585/22) (*)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark ARTRESAN - Genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2023/C 329/34)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Mariusz Trus (Lublin, Poland) (represented by: W. Włodarczyk, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Unilab LP (Rockville, Maryland, United States) (represented by: M. Kondrat, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the partial annulment and the alteration of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 July 2022 (Joined Cases R 1428/2020-1 and R 1481/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Dismisses the action;

2.Orders Mr Mariusz Trus to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by Unilab LP;

3.Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.

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Language of the case: English.

ECLI:EU:C:2023:140

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(*) Language of the case: English.