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Document 62020TA0167
Case T-167/20: Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Tornado Boats International v EUIPO — Haygreen (TORNADO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative EU mark TORNADO — 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-167/20: Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Tornado Boats International v EUIPO — Haygreen (TORNADO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative EU mark TORNADO — 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-167/20: Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Tornado Boats International v EUIPO — Haygreen (TORNADO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative EU mark TORNADO — 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 252, 28.6.2021, p. 22–22
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- Date of document:
- 12/05/2021
- Date lodged:
- 20/03/2020
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- English
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - unfounded
- Defendant:
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
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28.6.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 252/22 |
Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Tornado Boats International v EUIPO — Haygreen (TORNADO)
(Case T-167/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative EU mark TORNADO - 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))
(2021/C 252/29)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Tornado Boats International ApS (Lystrup, Denmark) (represented by: M. Hoffgaard Rasmussen, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: David Haygreen (Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Harrison, Solicitor)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 January 2020 (Case R 1169/2018-1), relating to proceedings for a declaration of invalidity between Mr Haygreen and Tornado Boats International.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Tornado Boats International ApS to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |
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3. |
Orders Mr David Haygreen to bear his own costs. |
