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 — Bende v EUIPO — Julius-K9 (K-9)

(Case T-878/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021206EN.01002202-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark K-9 - Relative grounds for refusal - Signs which have become customary - Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 206/28)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Applicant: Gábor Bende (Beloinannisz, Hungary) (represented by: R. Tóth, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Julius-K9 Zrt. (Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary) (represented by: G. Jambrik, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 October 2019 (Case R 560/2018-2), as corrected on 12 March 2020, relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Bende and Julius-K9.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Gábor Bende to pay the costs. |

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