Visi/one GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-74/18)

Judgment of 13 Jun 2019

law://eu/cjeu/2018/t-74-18/para_57@2026-11-13

57Under the first sentence of Article 62 of Regulation No 6/2002, EUIPO’s decisions are to state the reasons on which they are based. That obligation to state reasons has the same scope as the obligation arising under Article 296 TFEU, according to which the reasoning followed by the institution which adopted the measure must be stated in a clear and unequivocal manner. That obligation has two purposes: to allow interested parties to know the justification for the measure adopted so as to enable them to defend their rights and to enable the EU Courts to exercise their power to review the legality of the decision (see judgment of 25 April 2013, Bell & Ross v OHIM – KIN (Wristwatch case), T‑80/10, not published, EU:T:2013:214, paragraph 37 and the case-law cited). The question whether the statement of reasons for a decision satisfies those requirements must be assessed by reference not only to its wording but also to its context and the entire body of legal rules governing the matter in question (judgments of 9 February 2017, Beakers, T‑16/16, EU:T:2017:68, paragraph 58, and of 14 March 2018, Gifi Diffusion v EUIPO – Crocs (Footwear), T‑424/16, not published, EU:T:2018:136, paragraph 29).

Visi/one GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-74/18)

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