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22.8.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 318/34 |
Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2022 — Hijos de Moisés Rodríguez González v EUIPO — Ireland and Ornua (La Irlandesa 1943)
(Case T-306/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark La Irlandesa 1943 - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Declaration of invalidity by the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO - Evidence submitted for the first time before the Court - Relevant date for the examination of an absolute ground for invalidity - Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public - Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2022/C 318/46)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Hijos de Moisés Rodríguez González, SA (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) (represented by: J. García Domínguez, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, D. Hanf and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Ireland
Other party to the proceedings before the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ornua Co-operative Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri and A. Sanz Cerralbo, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 March 2020 (Case R 1499/2016-G).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Hijos de Moisés Rodríguez González, SA, to pay the costs. |