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Judgment of the General Court of 6 March 2024 - DEC Technologies v EUIPO – Tehnoexport (DEC FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES and Representation of a square with curves)

(Cases T-59/23 and T-68/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202402761EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark DEC FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES and EU figurative mark representing a square with curves - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2024/2761)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: DEC Technologies BV (Enschede, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Brtka and M. Witzmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: C. Bovar and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Tehnoexport d.o.o. Inđija (Inđija, Serbia) (represented by: C. Schumacher, lawyer)

Re:

By its actions under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decisions of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 December 2022 (Case R 2009/2021-5) and of 30 November 2022 (Case R 2012/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Joins Cases T-59/23 and T-68/23 for the purposes of the judgment; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the actions; |

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| 3. | Orders DEC Technologies BV to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2761/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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