Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2016 — Copernicus-Trademarks v EUIPO — Maquet (LUCEO)
(Case T-82/14) 1
(European Union trade mark — Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity — European Union word mark LUCEO — Absolute ground for refusal — Bad faith during the filing of the application for registration — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Copernicus-Trademarks Ltd (Borehamwood, United Kingdom) (represented by: F. Henkel, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the Genelral Court: Maquet GmbH (Rastatt, Germany) (represented by: N. Hebeis, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 November 2013 (Case R 2292/2012-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Copernicus-Trademarks and Maquet.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Copernicus-Trademarks Ltd to bear its own costs and those of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Maquet GmbH.
____________1 OJ C 112, 14.4.2014.