6.5.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 155/48
Action brought on 8 March 2019 — Société des produits Nestlé v EUIPO — Jumbo Africa (Device of a human figure centered over an escutcheon)
(Case T-149/19)
(2019/C 155/58)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Société des produits Nestlé SA (Vevey, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Jaeger-Lenz, A. Lambrecht and C. Elkemann, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Jumbo Africa, SL (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark representing a human figure centered over an escutcheon in colours red, blue, light blue, dark blue, grey and white — Application for registration No 15 273 634
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 November 2018 in Case R 876/2018-2
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision;
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dismiss the appeal relating to Opposition Proceedings No. B 2 738 030;
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order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings before the General Court and order the potential intervener to pay the costs before EUIPO.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 94(1), second sentence, of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
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Infringement of Article 91(1), first sentence, of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
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Infringement of Article 46(1)(a) read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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