Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2020:492
Date: 2020-10-15
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 29 January 2020 – Rothenberger v EUIPO – Paper Point (ROBOX) (Case T-49/20) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Rothenberger AG (Kelkheim, Germany) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Paper Point Snc di Daria Fabbroni e Simone Borghini (Arezzo, Italy) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark ROBOX – Application for registration No 16 462 971 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 October 2019 in Case R 210/2019-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by EUIPO, and, in case the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal joins the proceedings, the intervener. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________