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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 September 2023 –  
QC and Others v EUIPO – Wyrębski (BLUE BRAND CHICKEN)

(Case T‑316/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0316_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Three-dimensional EU trade mark BLUE BRAND CHICKEN – Shape of a white and blue rectangular box – 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 – Concept of bad faith – Scope  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 20, 22, 23) |

| 2. | 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 – Intention of the applicant  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b))  (see paragraph 24) |

| 3. | 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 paragraph 25) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Three-dimensional trade mark BLUE BRAND CHICKEN  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 31-38) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 March 2022 (Case R 1166/2020‑2); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by QC, QD and QE during the proceedings before the General Court; |

| 3. | Orders Mr Grzegorz Wyrębski to bear his own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0316_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 284, 25.7.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:284:TOC).

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