CELEX: 62020TA0592
Language: en
Date: 2021-09-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-592/20: Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Univers Agro v EUIPO — Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic (AGATE) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark AGATE — Absolute ground for refusal — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

22.11.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 471/47
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Univers Agro v EUIPO — Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic (AGATE)
      (Case T-592/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark AGATE - Absolute ground for refusal - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 471/66)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Univers Agro EOOD (Sofia, Bulgaria) (represented by: C. Hernández-Martí Pérez, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic Co. Ltd (Dongying, China) (represented by: J. Erdozain López, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 July 2020 (Case R 725/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic and Univers Agro.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Agro EOOD to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 390, 16.11.2020.