Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.7.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 230/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2019 — Moreira v EUIPO — Da Silva Santos Júnior (NEYMAR)

(Case T-795/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019230EN.01003301-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark NEYMAR - Declaration of invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2019/C 230/40)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Carlos Moreira (Guimarães, Portugal) (represented by: T. Soares Faria, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Neymar Da Silva Santos Júnior (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: initially T. de Haan, H. Abraham and P. Péters, subsequently by T. de Haan and P. Péters, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 September 2017 (Case R 80/2017-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Da Silva Santos Júnior and Mr Moreira.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Carlos Moreira to pay the costs. |

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