Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 – Residencial Palladium v EUIPO – Palladium Gestión (PALLADIUM HOTELS & RESORTS)
(Case T-207/20) 1
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark PALLADIUM HOTELS & RESORTS – Admissibility criteria for an application for a declaration of invalidity – Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 60(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Article 56(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 63(3) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Residencial Palladium, SL (Ibiza, Spain) (represented by: D. Solana Giménez, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Palladium Gestión, SL (Ibiza) (represented by: J. Rojo García-Lajara, lawyer), authorised to replace Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, SL
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2020 (Case R 231/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Residencial Palladium and Fiesta Hotels & Resorts.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 February 2020 (Case R 231/2019-4);
2. Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
3. Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Residencial Palladium, SL;
4. Orders Palladium Gestión to bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.