Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:329
Date: 2019-05-14
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Portugal

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 14 May 2019 – Moreira v EUIPO — Da Silva Santos Júnior (NEYMAR) (Case T‑795/17) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark NEYMAR — Declaration of invalidity — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) 1. EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Applicant in bad faith when lodging the trade mark application — Criteria for assessment — Taking into account of all relevant factors at the time of filing the application for registration — Intention of the applicant — Origin of the contested sign — Commercial logic underlying the registration of the contested sign as an EU trade mark — Chronology of events characterising the filing of the trade mark application (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b)) (see paras 16, 18-24, 49) 2. EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Applicant in bad faith when lodging the trade mark application –Word mark NEYMAR (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b)) (see paras 43-47, 51-57) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 September 2017 (Case R 80/2017-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Da Silva Santos Júnior and Mr Moreira. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Carlos Moreira to pay the costs.