CELEX: 62020TA0311
Language: en
Date: 2021-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-311/20: Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2021 — France Agro v EUIPO — Chafay (Choumicha Saveurs) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark Choumicha Saveurs — Absolute ground for refusal — Bad faith — Declaration of invalidity — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

21.6.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 242/39
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2021 — France Agro v EUIPO — Chafay (Choumicha Saveurs)
      (Case T-311/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Choumicha Saveurs - Absolute ground for refusal - Bad faith - Declaration of invalidity - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2021/C 242/53)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: France Agro (Avignon, France) (represented by: C. de Haas, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A Folliard-Monguiral and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Choumicha Chafay (Casablanca, Morocco) (represented by: B. Lafont, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 March 2020 (Case R 1621/2019-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Ms Chafay and France Agro.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders France Agro to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 240, 20.7.2020.