Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2022:103
Date: 2022-03-02
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Action brought on 18 March 2021 – UGA Nutraceuticals v EUIPO – Vitae Health Innovation (VITADHA) (Case T-149/21) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: UGA Nutraceuticals Srl (Gubbio, Italy) (represented by: M. Riva, J. Graffer and A. Ottolini, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vitae Health Innovation SL (Montmeló, Spain) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark VITADHA – International registration designating the European Union No 1 352 764 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 January 2021 in Case R 2719/2019-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision by declaring the signs dissimilar and admitting the opposed application to registration; order the adverse parties to bear the costs of the present proceedings. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________