Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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|  | C/2023/529 | 6.11.2023 |

Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — QC and Others v EUIPO — Wyrębski (BLUE BRAND CHICKEN)

(Case T-316/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202300529EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark BLUE BRAND CHICKEN - Shape of a white and blue rectangular box - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(C/2023/529)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicants: QC, QD, QE (represented by: A. Suskiewicz and J. Gwiazdowska, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka and M. Chylinska, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Grzegorz Wyrębski (Wróblew, Poland) (represented by: A. Skup and K. Pyszków, lawyers)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 March 2022 (Case R 1166/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 March 2022 (Case R 1166/2020-2); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by QC, QD and QE during the proceedings before the General Court; |

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| 3. | Orders Mr Grzegorz Wyrębski to bear his own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/529/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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