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Document 62022TA0650
Case T-650/22: Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2024 — Athlet v EUIPO — Heuver Banden Groothandel (ATHLET) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ATHLET — Absolute ground for invalidity — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-650/22: Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2024 — Athlet v EUIPO — Heuver Banden Groothandel (ATHLET) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ATHLET — Absolute ground for invalidity — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-650/22: Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2024 — Athlet v EUIPO — Heuver Banden Groothandel (ATHLET) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ATHLET — Absolute ground for invalidity — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C, C/2024/2022, 18.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2022/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN Series C |
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C/2024/2022 |
18.3.2024 |
Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2024 — Athlet v EUIPO — Heuver Banden Groothandel (ATHLET)
(Case T-650/22) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark ATHLET - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2024/2022)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Athlet Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Reinhard, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Heuver Banden Groothandel BV (Den Ham Ov, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Kunze, F. Tyra and E. Beer, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 August 2022 (Case R 2214 /2019-1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Athlet Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay Heuver Banden Groothandel BV’s costs; |
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Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2022/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)