Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.1.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 25/57 |

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Action brought on 16 November 2018 — Apple v EUIPO — Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)

(Case T-685/18)

(2019/C 25/74)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, United States) (represented by: J. Olsen and P. Andreottola, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication SCRL (La Hulpe, Belgium)

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 SWIFT — Application for registration No 13 370 861

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 August 2018 in Case R 476/2018-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | uphold the applicant’s appeal against the contested decision in its entirety; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs of the applicant. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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