Official Journal of the European Union

C series

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C/2025/2382

28.4.2025

(Case T-1187/23)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark AMSTERDAM POPPERS - Lack of genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action for annulment - Representation by a lawyer - Admissibility)

(C/2025/2382)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Funline International Corp. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: S. Hejdová and J. Brauner, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: MS Trade s. r. o. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: A. Daňková, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 October 2023 (Case R 2265/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Dismisses the action;

2.Orders Funline International Corp. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);

3.Orders MS Trade s. r. o. to bear its own costs.

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OJ C C/2024/1428, 19.2.2024.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2382/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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