(3) EUIPO’s Cancellation Division. Case 000032421. Cancellation decision. The holder in bankruptcy. Article 58(1)(a) EUTMR. “Bankruptcy proceedings are not proper reasons for non-use”

Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 March 2021 (Case R 888/2020-4).

Judgment of the EU General Court of 13 July 2022. T-238/21 Case. EU trademark – Invalidity proceedings – Absolute ground for invalidity – Bad faith – Art. 52(1)(b) of Reg. (EC) No 207/2009 (now Art. 59(1)(b) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1001

(1) Judgment of the EU General Court of 22 September 2021. T-173/20 Case. EU trademark – Revocation of decisions or cancellation of entries – Trademark involved in insolvency proceedings – Registration of the transfer of the mark – Effects for third parties of bankruptcy proceedings – Competence of EUIPO– Art. 20, 24, 27,103 Reg. (EU) 2017/1001 – Art. 3, 7,19 Reg. (EU) 2015/848

(1) Hotărârea Tribunalului General al UE din 22.09.2021. Cauza T-173/20. Marcă a Uniunii Europene – Revocarea hotărârilor sau eliminarea înscrierilor – Marcă inclusă într o procedură de insolvență – Înregistrarea transferului mărcii – Efectele față de terți a unei proceduri de faliment – Competența EUIPO –– Articolele 20, 24, 27 și 103 din Regulamentul (UE) 2017/1001 – Articolele 3, 7 și 19 din Regulamentul (UE) 2015/848

2.Elveția. 2022. Societate cu sediul principal și procedură de faliment în România. Cererea creditorului român de recunoaștere în Elveția a procedurii de faliment deschisă de Tribunalul Constanța, admisă de Tribunalul Zürich. Condiții și efecte. Procedura auxiliară a falimentului.

1.Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 2022. Recognition of the main insolvency proceedings opened by the Bucharest Tribunal. Company with COMI in Romania and a branch in Jordan. International assistance. UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (1997). Reciprocity requirement. Evidence.

3. Bucharest Court of Appeal. 2020. Application for recognition of Swiss insolvency proceedings rejected by the Court. Failure to fulfil the condition provided by art. 289 para. (1) from Law no. 85/2014 on reciprocity between Romania and Switzerland regarding the effects of foreign insolvency procedures/judgments. The concept “de facto reciprocity”.

Romanian Law 85/2014 on pre-insolvency and insolvency proceedings

2. Bucharest Tribunal, Romania, 2018. The request for recognition of insolvency proceedings pending in New Zealand, based on Art.289 para.2(a) of the Act No.85/2014 on pre-insolvency and insolvency proceedings enacting MLCBI in Romania, rejected.