Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.4.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 128/40 |

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Action brought on 21 January 2021 — L’Oréal v EUIPO — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO COUTURE)

(Case T-30/21)

(2021/C 128/47)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: L’Oréal (Clichy, France) (represented by: M. Treis and E. Strobel, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Debonair Trading Internacional Lda (Funchal, Portugal)

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 word mark SO COUTURE — Application for registration No 12 194 015

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 November 2020 in Case R 158/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | order EUIPO and any intervener to pay the costs of this appeal. |

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 when conducting the global assessment and assessing the likelihood of confusion. |

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