12.3.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 94/27
Order of the General Court of 18 January 2018 — W&O medical esthetics GmbH v EUIPO — Fidia farmaceutici (HYALSTYLE)
(Case T-178/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark HYALSTYLE - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Request for the hearing of witnesses - Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded in law))
(2018/C 094/36)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: W&O medical esthetics GmbH (Oberursel, Germany) (represented by: A. Finkentey, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Fidia farmaceutici SpA (Abano Terme, Italy) (represented by: R. Kunz-Hallstein and H. Kunz-Hallstein, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 January 2017 (Case R 872/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between W&O medical esthetics and Fidia farmaceutici.
Operative part of the order
1.
The action is dismissed.
2.
W&O medical esthetics GmbH shall bear its own costs and those of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and of Fidia farmaceutici SpA.
(1) OJ C 144, 8.5.2017.