Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – İlbay v EUIPO – Pella-eu (PELLA)

(Case T-514/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202407337EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark PELLA - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2024/7337)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ümit İlbay (Baarn, Netherlands) (represented by: B. Backx, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Pella-eu vof (Baarn, Netherlands) (represented by: N. Ruyters and L. Sliedregt, lawyers)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 May 2023 (Case R 2108/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Ümit İlbay to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by Pella-eu vof; |

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

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7337/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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