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Document 62021TA0366

    Case T-366/21: Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2023 — Coinbase v EUIPO — bitFlyer (coinbase) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark coinbase — 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 179, 22.5.2023, p. 29–29 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    22.5.2023   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 179/29


    Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2023 — Coinbase v EUIPO — bitFlyer (coinbase)

    (Case T-366/21) (1)

    (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark coinbase - 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))

    (2023/C 179/40)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Coinbase, Inc. (Oakland, California, United States) (represented by: A. Nordemann, lawyer)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis, acting as Agent)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: bitFlyer Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)

    Re:

    By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 29 April 2021 (Case R 1751/2020-4).

    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 29 April 2021 (Case R 1751/2020-4);

    2.

    Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 338, 23.8.2021.


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