CELEX: 62018TA0136
Language: en
Date: 2019-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Case T-136/18: Judgment of the General Court of 30 April 2019 — Kuota International v EUIPO — Sintema Sport (K) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark K — Absolute ground for invalidity — Bad faith — Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

24.6.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 213/30
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 30 April 2019 — Kuota International v EUIPO — Sintema Sport (K)
      (Case T-136/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark K - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 213/29)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Kuota International Corp. Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Isles) (represented by: C. Herissay Ducamp, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sintema Sport Srl (Albiate, Italy)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2017 (Case R 3111/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Kuota International and Sintema Sport.
      
         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 15 December 2017 (Case R 3111/2014-1);
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
                  
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  
                     Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.