Case T-340/16: Judgment of the General Court of 31 May 2018 — Flatworld Solutions v EUIPO — Outsource Professional Services (Outsource 2 India) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — European Union figurative mark Outsource 2 India — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
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Judgment of the General Court of 31 May 2018 — Flatworld Solutions v EUIPO — Outsource Professional Services (Outsource 2 India)
(Case T-340/16) ( 1 )
‛(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — European Union figurative mark Outsource 2 India — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)’2018/C 249/28Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Flatworld Solutions Pvt Ltd (Bangalore, India) (represented by: S.O. Gillert, K. Vanden Bossche, B. Köhn-Gerdes and J. Schumacher, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
Intervener: Outsource Professional Services Ltd (Friedrichshafen, Germany), given leave to replace the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO (represented by: A. Kempter, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 April 2016 (Case R 611/2015-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Flatworld Solutions and Outsource2India.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 April 2016 (Case R 611/2015-4);
2.
Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Flatworld Solutions Pvt Ltd;
3.
Orders Outsource Professional Services Ltd to bear its own costs.
( 1 ) OJ C 305, 22.8.2016.
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