Jares Prochazkova and Jares v EUIPO - Elton Hodinařska (MANUFACTURE PRIM 1949) (EU trade mar - Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ T-656/18 (20 January 2021)

Jares Prochazkova and Jares v EUIPO - Elton Hodinařska (MANUFACTURE PRIM 1949) (EU trade mar - Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ T-656/18 (20 January 2021)

The applicants failed to provide sufficient and credible evidence that Jiří Rathouský was the author of the 'prim' logo. The documentary and testimonial evidence was either inadmissible, inconclusive, or lacked probative value. As a result, the applicants did not establish a prior copyright under Czech law, and the...

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Citation
[2021] EUECJ T-656/18
Parties
Applicant: Hana Jareš Procházková; Applicant: Antonín Jareš; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: Elton Hodinářská a.s.
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EUIPO Trade Mark Nullity Appeal / General Court (tribunal), Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal upheld.
Legal Topics
EU Trade Mark, Nullity Proceedings, Copyright as Prior Right, Burden of Proof, Evidence Assessment
Intellectual Property European Union Law EU Trade Mark Nullity Proceedings Copyright as Prior Right Burden of Proof Evidence Assessment

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Parties

Hana Jareš Procházková

Applicant

Antonín Jareš

Applicant

Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)

Respondent

Elton Hodinářská a.s.

Intervener

Procedural Posture

EUIPO Trade Mark Nullity Appeal / General Court (tribunal), Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the applicants proved that Jiří Rathouský was the author of the 'prim' logo and thus held a prior copyright under Czech law justifying the nullity of the EU trade mark MANUFACTURE PRIM 1949.

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants failed to provide sufficient and credible evidence that Jiří Rathouský was the author of the 'prim' logo. The documentary and testimonial evidence was either inadmissible, inconclusive, or lacked probative value. As a result, the applicants did not establish a prior copyright under Czech law, and the nullity request was rightly rejected.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal upheld.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Applicants (Hana Jareš Procházková and Antonín Jareš) are to bear their own costs and those of EUIPO.