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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 October 2021 –  
Freundlieb v EUIPO (BANDIT)

(Case T‑733/20)

(EU trade mark – EU word mark BANDIT – Failure to apply for renewal of the trade mark registration – Revocation of the trade mark on expiry of the registration – Application for restitutio in integrum – Article 104 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Duty of care – No review – Failure to comply with time limits)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Restitutio in integrum – Conditions – Due care required by the circumstances – Exceptional events, which cannot therefore be predicted  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 104(1))  (see paras 18, 19, 28) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Restitutio in integrum – Conditions under which applicable – Restrictive interpretation  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 104(1))  (see paras 20, 21, 38) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Duration, renewal, alteration and division of the mark – Renewal of the mark – Time limits – No renewal of the trade mark within the time limit given – Revocation of the trade mark – Application for restitutio in integrum – Duty of care – Obligation to verify whether tax has been paid  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 53(3) and (8) and 104(1))  (see paras 31, 32, 34-37) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 October 2020 (Case R 730/2020-5), relating to an application for restitutio in integrum in relation to the right to apply for renewal of the EU word mark BANDIT.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Andreas Freundlieb to bear his own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

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