Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Action brought on 14 July 2025 – Instanta v EUIPO – Heineken España (LEONHART)

(Case T-461/25)

(C/2025/4809)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Instanta sp. z o.o. (Żory, Poland) (represented by: P. Gutowski, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Heineken España, SA (Sevilla, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark LEONHART – Application for registration No 18 906 152

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 May 2025 in Case R 2434/2024-4

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 to pay the costs of the instant proceedings and the costs incurred in the proceedings before the Opposition Division and the Board of 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. |

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