Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 16 June 2021.#Republic of Cyprus v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark Halloumi χαλλούμι Vermion grill cheese M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927 – Earlier national certification word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI – Bad faith – Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation 2017/1001).#Joined Cases T-281/19 and T-351/19.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 16 June 2021.
Republic of Cyprus v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark Halloumi χαλλούμι Vermion grill cheese M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927 – Earlier national certification word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI – Bad faith – Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation 2017/1001).
Joined Cases T-281/19 and T-351/19.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 16 June 2021.
Republic of Cyprus v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark Halloumi χαλλούμι Vermion grill cheese M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927 – Earlier national certification word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI – Bad faith – Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation 2017/1001).
Joined Cases T-281/19 and T-351/19.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:362