Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2020:447
Date: 2020-09-23
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 20 December 2019 — Tetra v EUIPO — Neusta next (Wave) (Case T-869/19) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Tetra GmbH (Melle, Germany) (represented by: E. Kessler, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Neusta next GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Wave — EU trade mark No 12 324 042 Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 October 2019 in Case R 2440/2018-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision and the declaration that EU trade mark No 12 324 042 is invalid; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________