Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:237
Date: 2021-05-05
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Belgium

Action brought on 13 July 2020 – Grangé and Van Strydonck v EUIPO – Nema (âme) (Case T-442/20) Language of the case: English Parties Applicants: Isaline Grangé (Edegem, Belgium) and Alizée Van Strydonck (Strombeek-Bever, Belgium) (represented by: M. De Vroey, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Nema Srl (San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicants of the trade mark at issue: Applicants before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark âme – Application for registration No 17 895 139 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 June 2020 in Case R 2960/2019-4 Form of order sought The applicants claim that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO and any intervener 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. ____________