Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:765
Date: 2019-10-24
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: United Kingdom

Action brought on 31 August 2017 – Rubik’s Brand v EUIPO – Simba Toys (Shape of a cube) (Case T-601/17) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Rubik’s Brand Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: K. Szamosi and M. Borbás, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG (Fürth, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: EU tridimensional mark (Shape of a cube) – EU trade mark No 162 784 Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 June 2017 in Case R 452/2017-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO and Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings and those of the proceedings before the General Court. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation No 207/2009; Infringement of Article 65(6) of Regulation No 207/2009; Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009; Infringement of Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________