Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2020:190
Date: 2020-05-13
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 21 June 2019 – adp Gauselmann v EUIPO – Gameloft (City Mania) (Case T-381/19) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Lübbecke, Germany) (represented by: P. Koch Moreno, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Gameloft SE (Paris, France) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark City Mania – Application for registration No 15 936 339 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 April 2019 in Case R 976/2018-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: declare the ground of appeal to be founded and annul the contested decision, declare the existence of likelihood of confusion between the trade marks in dispute, and accordingly, order the complete rejection of the requested trade mark; order EUIPO and the opposing party, should it appear in the proceedings before the General Court, to bear the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________