Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:19
Date: 2020-01-30
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 12 August 2019 – Julius Sämann v EUIPO – Maharishi Vedic University (Representation of a tree) (Case T-559/19) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Julius Sämann Ltd (Thayngen, Switzerland) (represented by: D. Parrish, Solicitor) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Maharishi Vedic University Ltd (Mgarr, Malta) 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: Application for European Union figurative mark in colours white, brown, yellow and shades of blue (Representation of a tree) – Application for registration No 15 666 639 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 May 2019 in Case R 1743/2018-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: uphold the applicant’s application; annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the applicant’s costs of this application and the proceedings before the Office. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________