Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:25
Date: 2021-01-20
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 12 December 2019 — Apologistics v EUIPO — Peikert (discount-apotheke.de) (Case T-844/19) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Apologistics GmbH (Markkleeberg, Germany) (represented by: H. Hug, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Franz Michael Peikert (Offenbach, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU figurative mark discount-apotheke.de in light green, dark green and white — Application for registration No 14 678 007 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 October 2019 in Case R 2309/2018-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision and the Opposition Division’s decision of 5 October 2018; order EUIPO 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. ____________