Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.2.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 54/30 |

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Action brought on 6 December 2018 — Brand IP Licensing v EUIPO — Facebook (lovebook)

(Case T-728/18)

(2019/C 54/44)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Brand IP Licensing Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: J. MacKenzie, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, California, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark lovebook — Application for registration No 9 926 577

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 October 2018 in Case R 2279/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | set aside in its entirety the decision of the Opposition Division of 24 August 2017; |

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| — | dismiss the opposition; |

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| — | award the costs in favour of the applicant. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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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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