Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 15.11.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 462/48 |

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Action brought on 13 September 2021 — Copal Tree Brands v EUIPO — Sumol + Compal Marcas (COPAL TREE)

(Case T-572/21)

(2021/C 462/58)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Copal Tree Brands, Inc. (Oakland, California, United States) (represented by: B. Niemann Fadani, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sumol + Compal Marcas SA (Carnaxide, 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 COPAL TREE — Application for registration No 17 955 496

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 July 2021 in Case R 1580/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | annul the decision of the Opposition Division of 2 June 2020 in Opposition No B3076122; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs. |

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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