Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:403
Date: 2019-06-12
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 25 August 2017 — EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst v EUIPO — IOS Finance EFC (IOS finance) (Case T-583/17) Language in which the application was brought: German Parties Applicant: EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: B. Sorg, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: IOS Finance EFC, SA (Barcelona, Spain) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘IOS FINANCE’ — EU trade mark No 12 544 061 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition Proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 June 2017 in Case R 2262/2016-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________