25.11.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 399/75
Action brought on 16 September 2019 – Ace of spades v EUIPO – Krupp and Borrmann (Shape of Champagne Grande reserve bottle)
(Case T-621/19)
(2019/C 399/93)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ace of spades Holdings LLC (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: A. Gómez López, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Gerhard Ernst Krupp (Munich, Germany) and Elmar Borrmann (Reith, Austria)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicants of the trade mark at issue: Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of Champagne Grande reserve bottle) – Application for registration No 16 252 637
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 June 2019 in Case R 2/2019-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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upheld the present Appeal;
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annul the contested decision, and/or set aside the contested decision due to erroneous application of Articles 8(1) (b) EUTMR and 8(5) EUTMR and enter a finding to the effect that there does exist likelihood of confusion between the confronted trademarks;
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order the defendant (and intervener, if he enters an appearance in proceedings) to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1) (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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