Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 359/65 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — Gugler France v EUIPO — Gugler (GUGLER)

(Case T-147/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022359EN.01006501-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark GUGLER - Absolute ground for invalidity - No bad faith - Article 51(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2022/C 359/78)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Gugler France (Les Auxons, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Alexander Gugler (Maxdorf, Germany) (represented by: M. -C. Simon, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 December 2020 (Case R 893/2020-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Gugler France to pay the costs. |

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