Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 340/55 |

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Action brought on 21 July 2022 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Biolark (BIOLARK)

(Case T-459/22)

(2022/C 340/75)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Biolark, Inc. (San Diego, California, United States)

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: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark BIOLARK — International registration designating the European Union No 1 453 505

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 April 2022 in Case R 1234/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | revoke the contested decision and reject the European designation of the International trademark No 1 453 505 for all goods and services; |

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| — | impose the costs to the defendant and, in case BIOLARK INC. decides to intervene in the present proceedings, to BIOLARK INC. |

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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