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Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 7 September 2022 –  
Segimerus v EUIPO – Karsten Manufacturing (MONSOON)

(Case T‑627/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0627_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark MONSOON – Absolute ground for invalidity – Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001 – Article 34 of Regulation 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 59(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 23-25) |

| 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 – Applicant’s knowledge that a third party is using an identical or similar sign – Intention of the applicant – Origin and use of the sign in dispute – Commercial logic underlying the registration of the contested sign as an EU trade mark – Chronology of events characterising the filing of the trade mark application  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 59(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 26-29) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 59(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 31-33) |

| 4. | 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 – Repeated filing of a trade mark seeking to obtain a blocking position by monopolising the sign and to extend by six months the period during which the person filing has a right of priority  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 34(1) and 59(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 35-37) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Word mark MONSOON  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 59(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 37, 41, 45) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Observance of the rights of the defence – Scope of the principle  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), second sentence)  (see paragraphs 49, 50) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Segimerus Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Karsten Manufacturing Corp. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0627_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 471, 22.11.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:471:TOC).

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