Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:401
Date: 2020-09-09
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Portugal

Action brought on 30 December 2019 – Sumol + Compal Marcas v EUIPO – Jacob (Dr. Jacob’s essentials) (Case T-879/19) Language of the case: 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: Application for European Union figurative mark Dr. Jacob’s essentials – Application for registration No 13 742 903 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 October 2019 in Case R 1025/2019-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: set aside 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 (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________