Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:449
Date: 2019-06-27
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 25 June 2018 — Aldi v EUIPO — Crone (CRONE) (Case T-385/18) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, C. Fürsen und M. Minkner, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Christoph Michael Crone (Krefeld, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for registration: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark CRONE No 14 854 533 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 March 2018 in Case R 1100/2017-1 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 (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________