Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 252/22 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Tornado Boats International v EUIPO — Haygreen (TORNADO)

(Case T-167/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021252EN.01002201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative EU mark TORNADO - 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))

(2021/C 252/29)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Tornado Boats International ApS (Lystrup, Denmark) (represented by: M. Hoffgaard Rasmussen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: David Haygreen (Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Harrison, Solicitor)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 January 2020 (Case R 1169/2018-1), relating to proceedings for a declaration of invalidity between Mr Haygreen and Tornado Boats International.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Tornado Boats International ApS to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |

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| 3. | Orders Mr David Haygreen to bear his own costs. |

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