Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:616
Date: 2020-12-16
Language of the case: Polish
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Poland

Action brought on 9 December 2019 — Alkemie Group v EUIPO — Mann & Schröder (ALKEMIE) (Case T-860/19) Language in which the application was lodged: Polish Parties Applicant: Alkemie Group sp. z o.o. (Gdynia, Poland) (represented by: A. Korbela, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mann & Schröder GmbH (Siegelsbach, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU figurative mark ALKEMIE — Application for registration No 16 417 669 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 September 2019 in Case R 2231/2018-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO and Mann & Schröder GmbH to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________