Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 31.5.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 206/22 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 17 March 2021 — Tehrani v EUIPO — Blue Genes (Earnest Sewn)

(Case T-853/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021206EN.01002201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Earnest Sewn - Declaration of invalidity - Absolute ground for refusal - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 206/27)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Reza Hossein Khan Tehrani (Nordhorn, Germany) (represented by: D. Wiedemann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Blue Genes, Inc. (Gardena, California, United States)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 October 2019 (Case R 531/2018-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Blue Genes and Mr Tehrani.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Reza Hossein Khan Tehrani to pay the costs. |

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