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Document 62016TA0132

    Case T-132/16: Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2017 — PayPal v EUIPO — Hub Culture (VENMO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark VENMO — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    OJ C 195, 19.6.2017, p. 24–24 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    19.6.2017   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 195/24


    Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2017 — PayPal v EUIPO — Hub Culture (VENMO)

    (Case T-132/16) (1)

    ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark VENMO - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

    (2017/C 195/33)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: PayPal, Inc. (San José, California, United States) (represented by: A. Renck, lawyer, and I. Junkar, Solicitor)

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

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hub Culture Ltd (Hamilton, Bermuda, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Hill, Barrister)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 January 2016 (Case R 2974/2014-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between PayPal and Hub Culture.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 January 2016 (Case R 2974/2014-5);

    2.

    Orders EUIPO to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by PayPal, Inc.;

    3.

    Orders Hub Culture Ltd to bear its own costs.


    (1)  OJ C 191, 30.5.2016.


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