Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.11.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 471/47 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Univers Agro v EUIPO — Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic (AGATE)

(Case T-592/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021471EN.01004701-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark AGATE - Absolute ground for refusal - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 471/66)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Univers Agro EOOD (Sofia, Bulgaria) (represented by: C. Hernández-Martí Pérez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic Co. Ltd (Dongying, China) (represented by: J. Erdozain López, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 July 2020 (Case R 725/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic and Univers Agro.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Agro EOOD to pay the costs. |

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