Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 September 2024 –  
Dekoback v EUIPO – DecoPac (DECOPAC)

(Case T‑166/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0166_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark DECOPAC – Absolute ground for invalidity – No bad faith – Article 51(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Concept of bad faith – Scope – No intention to use the trade mark in relation to the goods or services covered by the registration – Included  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 51(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 22, 25-28) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Criteria for assessment – Taking into account all relevant factors at the time of filing of the application for registration – Applicant’s knowledge that a third party is using an identical or similar sign – Intention of the applicant  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 51(1)(b))  (see paragraph 24) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Burden of proof  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 51(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 29, 30, 43) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Lodging of application for EU trade mark – Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark – Use of the general indications in the headings of the classes of the Nice classification – Scope  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 2(4))  (see paragraph 32) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Applicant in bad faith when filing the trade mark application – Word mark DECOPAC  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 51(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 36-42, 44-47) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Dekoback GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0166_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 173, 15.5.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:173:TOC).

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