30.4.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 152/53
Action brought on 5 March 2018 — Sona Nutrition v EUIPO — Solgar Holdings (SOLGAR Since 1947 MultiPlus WHOLEFOOD CONCENTRATE MULTIVITAMIN FORMULA)
(Case T-152/18)
(2018/C 152/62)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Sona Nutrition Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and H. Hartwig, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Solgar Holdings, Inc. (Ronkonkoma, New York, United States)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark in colours purple, light brown, beige, dark brown and golden brown, SOLGAR Since 1947 MultiPlus WHOLEFOOD CONCENTRATE MULTIVITAMIN FORMULA — Application for registration No 13 781 331
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2017 in Case R 1319/2017-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—
annul the contested decision;
—
order EUIPO and Solgar Holdings, Inc., if it should intervene in these proceedings, to bear the costs.
Pleas in law
—
Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation No 2017/1001;
—
Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001.
Full & Egal Universal Law Academy