Judgment of the General Court of 6 March 2024 - DEC Technologies v EUIPO – Tehnoexport (DEC FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES and Representation of a square with curves)
(Cases T-59/23 and T-68/23) 1
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark DEC FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES and EU figurative mark representing a square with curves – Absolute ground for invalidity – Bad faith – Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: DEC Technologies BV (Enschede, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Brtka and M. Witzmann, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: C. Bovar and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Tehnoexport d.o.o. Inđija (Inđija, Serbia) (represented by: C. Schumacher, lawyer)
Re:
By its actions under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decisions of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 December 2022 (Case R 2009/2021-5) and of 30 November 2022 (Case R 2012/2021-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Joins Cases T-59/23 and T-68/23 for the purposes of the judgment;
2. Dismisses the actions;
3. Orders DEC Technologies BV to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 112, 27.3.2023.