Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2019:870
Date: 2019-12-19
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Czechia

Action brought on 15 January 2019 — Karlovarské minerální vody v EUIPO — Aguas de San Martín de Veri (VERITEA) (Case T-28/19) Language in which the application was lodged: Czech Parties Applicant: Karlovarské minerální vody a.s. (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) (represented by: J. Mrázek, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aguas de San Martín de Veri, SA (Bisaurri, Spain) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant in the proceedings before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for registration of the European Union trade mark VERITEA — Application No 15 592 876 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2018 in Case R 499/2018-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; reject the opponent’s opposition; 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. ____________