Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.1.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 28/61 |

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Action brought on 20 November 2020 — Fashion Energy v EUIPO — Retail Royalty (1st AMERICAN)

(Case T-699/20)

(2021/C 28/90)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Fashion Energy Srl (Milan, Italy) (represented by: T. Müller and F. Togo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Retail Royalty Co. (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States)

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 figurative mark 1st AMERICAN — Application for registration No 8 622 078

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 September 2020 in Case R 426/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | dismiss the opposition and allow the European Union trade mark application No 8 622 078 to proceed to registration; |

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| — | order EUIPO and the other party to pay the entire costs incurred by the applicant in the proceedings. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | Infringement of the duty to state reasons; |

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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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