Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 235/61 |

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Action brought on 12 May 2023 — Braunschweiger Versorgungs v EUIPO — B.F. Energy (BF energy)

(Case T-245/23)

(2023/C 235/74)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Braunschweiger Versorgungs AG & Co. KG (Braunschweig, Germany) (represented by: C. Drzymalla, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: B.F. Energy Srl (Rome, Italy)

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 trade mark BF energy — Application for registration No 18 336 443

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 February 2023 in Case R 1646/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | reject the application for the trade mark at issue; |

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| — | order EUIPO and the other party to pay the costs, including the costs of proceedings before the Board of Appeal. |

Pleas 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 with regard to the level of attention of the public at large; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the visual, aural and conceptual similarity of the signs; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the overall assessment of the likelihood of confusion. |

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