Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:789
Date: 2021-11-17
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 11 August 2020 – Soapland v EUIPO – Norma (Manòu) (Case T-504/20) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Soapland GmbH & Co. OHG (Andernach, Germany) (represented by: M. Gail, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb Stiftung & Co. KG (Nuremberg, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark Manòu – Application for registration No 14 704 481 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 June 2020 in Case R 1504/2019-1 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 60(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________