Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 26.7.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/41 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 –Riviera-Airport v EUIPO — Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur (RIVIERA AIRPORTS)

(Case T-396/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021297EN.01004101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark RIVIERA AIRPORTS - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 297/50)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Aeroporto di Villanova d’Albenga SpA (Riviera-Airport) (Villanova d’Albenga, Italy) (represented by: G. Casucci, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur (Nice, France) (represented by: Y. Bizollon, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 April 2020 (Case R 2172/2019 4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Riviera-Airport and Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Aeroporto di Villanova d’Albenga SpA (Riviera-Airport) to pay the costs. |

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