Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2025 – Techtex v EUIPO – Alberts (Dr.Albert)

(Case T-327/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202503411EN.000101-E0001)

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

(C/2025/3411)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Techtex SRL (Cicârlău, Romania) (represented by: B. Bularda, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Adina Alberts (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: V. Roș and A. Livădariu, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 29 April 2024 (Case R 763/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Techtex SRL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Adina Alberts; |

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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/2025/3411/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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