Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2020:596
Date: 2020-12-09
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: United Kingdom

Action brought on 2 December 2019 – Man and Machine v EUIPO – Bim Freelance (bim ready) (Case T-819/19) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Man and Machine Ltd (Thame Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Peto, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Bim Freelance Corp. (Miami, Florida, United States) 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 figurative mark bim ready – International registration designating the European Union No 1 359 265 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 September 2019 in Case R 317/2019-1 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 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________