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Order of the General Court of 9 August 2021 – Telefónica Germany v EUIPO – Google (LOOP)

(Case T-305/20) 1

(EU trade mark – Cancellation proceedings – Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity – No need to adjudicate)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Fottner and M. Müller, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Google LLC (Mountain View, California, United States) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, C. Schmitt and S. Clotten, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 March 2020 (Case R 281/2019-4), relating to cancellation proceedings between Google and Telefónica Germany.

Operative part of the order

There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.

Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG and Google LLC are ordered to bear their own costs and each to pay half of the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

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1     OJ C 247, 27.7.2020.