Judgment of the General Court of 7 February 2024 – Quatrotec Electrónica v EUIPO – Woxter Technology (WOXTER)
(Case T-792/22) 1
(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark WOXTER – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Admissibility of evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Proof of genuine use – Assessment of the evidence)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Quatrotec Electrónica, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: I. Valdelomar Serrano, J.L. Rodríguez-Fuensalida y Carnicero, P. Ramells Higueras, A. Figuerola Moure and P. Muñoz Moreno, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Woxter Technology Co. Ltd (Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 September 2022 (Case R 323/2022-4).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Quatrotec Electrónica, SL to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 45, 6.2.2023.