Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.4.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 121/14 |

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Action brought on 17 February 2023 — Google v EUIPO — EPay (GPAY)

(Case T-78/23)

(2023/C 121/19)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Google LLC (Mountain View, California, United States) (represented by: C. Schmitt and M. Kinkeldey, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: EPay AD (Sofia, Bulgaria)

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 GPAY — Application for registration No 18 138 507

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 November 2022 in Case R 1761/2021-4

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 and, the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal if it joins as intervener, to pay the costs of the proceedings. |

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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