Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 – Dendiki v EUIPO – D-Market (hepsiburada)
(Case T-172/23) 1
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark hepsiburada – Absolute ground for invalidity – Bad faith – Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Dendiki BV (Roosendaal, Netherlands) (represented by: N. Ruyters and A. Klomp, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, (Istanbul, Türkiye) (represented by: I. Robledo McClymont and M. Hernández Gázquez, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 January 2023 (Case R 639/2021-4).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Dendiki BV to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi;
3. Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 179, 22.5.2023.