Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 5 May 2017 —  
PayPal v EUIPO — Hub Culture (VENMO)

(Case T‑132/16)

(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark VENMO — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Applicant in bad faith when lodging the trade mark application — Criteria for assessment — Taking into account of all relevant factors at the time of filing the application for registration — Applicant’s knowledge that a third party is using an identical or similar sign — Intention of the applicant — Degree of legal protection of the signs at issue

(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b))

(see paras 32-45, 64, 67-69)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 January 2016 (Case R 2974/2014-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between PayPal and Hub Culture.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 January 2016 (Case R 2974/2014-5); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by PayPal, Inc.; |

| 3. | Orders Hub Culture Ltd to bear its own costs. |

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