CELEX: 62020TA0459
Language: en
Date: 2021-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-459/20: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — SBG v EUIPO — VF International (GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION — Absolute ground for refusal — Absolute ground for invalidity — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Bad faith — Obligation to state reasons)

25.10.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 431/32
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — SBG v EUIPO — VF International (GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION)
      (Case T-459/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION - Absolute ground for refusal - Absolute ground for invalidity - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Bad faith - Obligation to state reasons)
      (2021/C 431/37)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Super Brand Licencing (SBG) (Villeurbanne, France) (represented by: T. de Haan and A. Sion, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: VF International Sagl (Stabio, Switzerland) (represented by: T. van Innis and A. Van der Planken, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 April 2020 (Case R 664/2019-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between VF International and SBG.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 April 2020 (Case R 664/2019-1);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO and VF International Sagl to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 287, 31.8.2020.