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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 October 2022 –  
DBM Videovertrieb v EUIPO – Nube (Lío)

(Case T‑467/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0467_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – European Union figurative mark Lío – 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))

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Criteria for assessment – Taking into account all relevant factors at the time of filing of the application for registration – Applicant’s knowledge that a third party is using an identical or similar sign – Intention of the applicant – Origin and use of the contested sign – Commercial logic underlying the registration of the contested sign as an EU trade mark – Chronology of events leading up to the filing of the trade mark application  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 22, 23, 27, 28, 31, 41) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Concept of bad faith – Scope  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 24-26) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Criteria for assessment – Need to prove the existence of the likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue – Not included  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(a) and (b), (2) and (5), 52(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 29, 30) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Burden of proof  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 32, 33) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Figurative mark Lío  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 42, 50, 60, 67, 73, 80-83) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders DBM Videovertrieb GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0467_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 382, 20.9.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:382:TOC).

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