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Judgment of the General Court of 4 June 2025 – Toya Development v EUIPO – Szmidt (TOYA)

(Case T-199/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202503900EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark TOYA - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(C/2025/3900)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: Toya Development sp. z o.o. sp.k. (Kryniczno, Poland) (represented by: J. Sikocińska, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Chylińska and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Jan Szmidt (Wrocław, Pologne) (represented by: T. Gawliczek, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 February 2024 (Case R 470/2023-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Toya Development sp. z o.o. sp.k. to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3900/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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