CELEX: 62019TA0273
Language: en
Date: 2020-10-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-273/19: Judgment of the General Court of 28 October 2020 — Target Ventures Group v EUIPO — Target Partners (TARGET VENTURES) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark TARGET VENTURES — 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))

11.1.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 9/15
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 28 October 2020 — Target Ventures Group v EUIPO — Target Partners (TARGET VENTURES)
      (Case T-273/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark TARGET VENTURES - 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 9/22)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Target Ventures Group Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: T. Dolde and P. Homann, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Sipos and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Target Partners GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Klett and C. Mikyska, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 February 2019 (Case R 1684/2017-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Target Ventures Group and Target Partners.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 February 2019 (Case R 1684/2017-2);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Target Ventures Group Ltd, including those which the latter party incurred before the Board of Appeal;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders Target Partners GmbH to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 220, 1.7.2019.