Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:71
Date: 2019-02-28
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Portugal

Action brought on 25 September 2017 – Sumol + Compal Marcas v EUIPO – Jacob (Dr. Jacob’s essentials) (Case T-656/17) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Sumol + Compal Marcas, SA (Carnaxide, Portugal) (represented by: A. De Sampaio, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ludwig Manfred Jacob (Heidesheim, Germany) 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 word mark containing the word elements ‘Dr. Jacob’s essentials’ in orange, yellow and shades of green – Application for registration No 13 742 903 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 July 2017 in Case R 2067/2016-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________