Action brought on 31 March 2022 – Gönenç v EUIPO – Solar (termorad "ALUMINIUM PANEL RADIATOR")
(Case T-172/22)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Salim Selahaddin Gönenç (Konya, Turkey) (represented by: V. Martín Santos, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Solar A/S (Vejen, Denmark)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark termorad "ALUMINIUM PANEL RADIATOR" – Application for registration No 18 027 358
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 January 2022 in Case R 770/2021-2
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision so that the European Union trade mark No 18 027 358 is granted in its entirety;
order the intervener and/or the EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the appellant in connection with this appeal and all procedural costs generated by EUIPO decisions.
Plea in law
Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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