Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.4.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 131/57 |

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Action brought on 20 February 2019 — Abarca v EUIPO — Abanca Corporación Bancaria (ABARCA SEGUROS)

(Case T-106/19)

(2019/C 131/66)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Abarca — Companhia de Seguros SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: J. Pimenta and Á. Pinho, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Abanca Corporación Bancaria, SA (Betanzos, Spain)

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 ABARCA SEGUROS in colours pink, light blue, light green and black — Application for registration No 16 041 519

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 November 2018 in Case R 1370/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | totally alter the contested decision; |

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| — | as a consequence, grant EUTM registration No 16 041 519 in its entirety; |

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| — | order the other parties to bear the costs of the present proceedings, as well as those of the opposition and appeal proceedings before EUIPO. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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