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Language: en
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(Case T-462/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202407333EN.000101-E0001)

Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – ePlus v EUIPO – Telefónica Germany (E-Plus)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark E-Plus - Absolute ground for invalidity - No bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2024/7333)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: ePlus Inc. (Herndon, Virginia, United States) (represented by: A. Mottet, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 June 2023 (Case R 1463/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders ePlus Inc. to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7333/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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