Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2019:871
Date: 2019-12-19
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 23 April 2019 – Amazon Technologies v EUIPO (ring) (Case T-270/19) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, Washington, United States) (represented by: A. Klett and C. Mikyska, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark ‘ring’ – Application for registration No 1 401 009 Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2019 in Case R 2211/2018-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order the respondant to pay the costs of the proceedings before the General Court and of the proceedings before the EUIPO Board of Appeal including the necessary expenses of Applicant in both proceedings. Pleas in law Having refused protection for the mark in question, the Board of Appeal has infringed Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________