Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:896
Date: 2025-09-24
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Third Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2025 – Bioalchemilla and Alkemilla Eco Bio Cosmetic v EUIPO – Morale (NAMALEI) (Case T-555/24) 1 (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark NAMALEI – Absolute ground for invalidity – Absence of bad faith – Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicants: Bioalchemilla Srl (Massafra, Italy), Alkemilla Eco Bio Cosmetic Srl (Massafra) (represented by: C. Pulpito, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Paolo Morale (Massafra, Italy) (represented by: E. Pepe and S. Troilo, lawyers) Re: By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 September 2024 (Case R 535/2023-5). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Bioalchemilla Srl and Alkemilla Eco Bio Cosmetic Srl to each bear their own costs and pay those incurred by Mr Paolo Morale for the purposes of the proceedings before the Court; 3. Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C, C/2025/89, 6.1.2025.