Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:294
Date: 2019-05-07
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Ireland

Action brought on 5 March 2018 – Sona Nutrition v EUIPO – Solgar Holdings (SOLGAR Since 1947 MultiPlus WHOLEFOOD CONCENTRATE MULTIVITAMIN FORMULA) (Case T-152/18) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Sona Nutrition Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and H. Hartwig, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Solgar Holdings, Inc. (Ronkonkoma, New York, United States) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark in colours purple, light brown, beige, dark brown and golden brown, SOLGAR Since 1947 MultiPlus WHOLEFOOD CONCENTRATE MULTIVITAMIN FORMULA – Application for registration No 13 781 331 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2017 in Case R 1319/2017-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO and Solgar Holdings, Inc., if it should intervene in these proceedings, to bear the costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation No 2017/1001; Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001. ____________