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Document 62019TA0853
Case T-853/19: Judgment of the General Court of 17 March 2021 — Tehrani v EUIPO — Blue Genes (Earnest Sewn) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Earnest Sewn — Declaration of invalidity — Absolute ground for refusal — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-853/19: Judgment of the General Court of 17 March 2021 — Tehrani v EUIPO — Blue Genes (Earnest Sewn) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Earnest Sewn — Declaration of invalidity — Absolute ground for refusal — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-853/19: Judgment of the General Court of 17 March 2021 — Tehrani v EUIPO — Blue Genes (Earnest Sewn) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Earnest Sewn — Declaration of invalidity — Absolute ground for refusal — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
IO C 206, 31.5.2021, p. 22–22
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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31.5.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 206/22 |
Judgment of the General Court of 17 March 2021 — Tehrani v EUIPO — Blue Genes (Earnest Sewn)
(Case T-853/19) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Earnest Sewn - Declaration of invalidity - Absolute ground for refusal - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2021/C 206/27)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Reza Hossein Khan Tehrani (Nordhorn, Germany) (represented by: D. Wiedemann, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Blue Genes, Inc. (Gardena, California, United States)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 October 2019 (Case R 531/2018-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Blue Genes and Mr Tehrani.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Mr Reza Hossein Khan Tehrani to pay the costs. |