Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2022:280
Date: 2022-05-11
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Croatia

Action brought on 13 February 2021 – Creaticon v EUIPO – Paul Hartmann (SK SKINTEGRA THE RARE MOLECULE) (Case T-93/21) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Creaticon d.o.o. (Zagreb, Croatia) (represented by: P. Krmpotić, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Paul Hartmann AG (Heidenheim, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark SK SKINTEGRA THE RARE MOLECULE – International registration designating the European Union No 1 424 199 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 December 2020 in Case R 847/2020-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: allow the trade mark registration No 1 424 199 for the relevant products in Class 3; alternatively, annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to reimburse the applicant’s costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of the principles of equal treatment and legal certainty. ____________