Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.1.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 10/16 |

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Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 November 2019 — Outsource Professional Services Ltd v Flatworld Solutions Pvt Ltd, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

(Case C-528/18 P) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020010EN.01001602-E0001)

(Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Article 52(1)(b) - Bad faith at the time that an application for a trade mark is filed)

(2020/C 10/19)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Outsource Professional Services Ltd (represented by: A. Kempter, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: Flatworld Solutions Pvt Ltd (represented by: S.O. Gillert, K. Vanden Bossche, B. Köhn-Gerdes and J. Schumacher, Rechtsanwälte), European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Botis and D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

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| 2. | Orders Outsource Professional Services Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Flatworld Solutions Pvt Ltd in relation to the appeal proceedings; |

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| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs in relation to the appeal proceedings. |

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