Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2024 – ChiCom Marketing v EUIPO – China Faw Group (Hongqi)

(Case T-533/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202500173EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Hongqi - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/173)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: ChiCom Marketing GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: H. Asam, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: China Faw Group Co. Ltd (Changchun, China)

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 12 June 2023 (Case R 863/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders ChiCom Marketing GmbH and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/173/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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