Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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Judgment of the General Court of 11 June 2025 – Coinbase v EUIPO – bitFlyer (coinbase)

(Case T-46/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504044EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark coinbase - 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/2025/4044)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Coinbase, Inc. (Oakland, California, United States) (represented by: M. Maier and A. Nordemann, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: bitFlyer Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and the alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 29 November 2023 (Case R 1751/2020-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Coinbase, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4044/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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