Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 24 March 2021

Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark Halloumi χαλλούμι Vermion grill cheese/grill est/grill kase M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927 – Earlier EU collective word mark HALLOUMI – Relative 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) – Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation 2017/1001)

Case T-282/19

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(Contested decision: R 2295/2017-4)

• (Appeal Case before the Court of Justice C-345/21 P)