8.7.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 230/33
Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2019 — Moreira v EUIPO — Da Silva Santos Júnior (NEYMAR)
(Case T-795/17) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark NEYMAR - Declaration of invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 230/40)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Carlos Moreira (Guimarães, Portugal) (represented by: T. Soares Faria, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Neymar Da Silva Santos Júnior (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: initially T. de Haan, H. Abraham and P. Péters, subsequently by T. de Haan and P. Péters, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 September 2017 (Case R 80/2017-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Da Silva Santos Júnior and Mr Moreira.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Carlos Moreira to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 63, 19.2.2018.
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