Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.10.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 348/17 |

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Action brought on 23 August 2019 – Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management v EUIPO – Lacoste (LOVE PINK)

(Case T-582/19)

(2019/C 348/18)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc. (Reynoldsburg, Ohio, United States) (represented by: J. Dickerson, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Lacoste SA (Paris, France)

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 LOVE PINK – Application for registration No 11 853 389

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 May 2019 in Case R 1078/2018-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | partially annul the contested decision, namely as far as it relates to the ground of opposition based on Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR; |

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| — | authorize for the registration of European Union trade mark Application No 11 853 389; |

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| — | order the Defendant to pay the costs of the action. |

Plea in law

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

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