Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2024 — Athlet v EUIPO — Heuver Banden Groothandel (ATHLET)

(Case T-650/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202402022EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark ATHLET - 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/2024/2022)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Athlet Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Reinhard, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Heuver Banden Groothandel BV (Den Ham Ov, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Kunze, F. Tyra and E. Beer, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 August 2022 (Case R 2214 /2019-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Athlet Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay Heuver Banden Groothandel BV’s costs; |

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| 3. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2022/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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