Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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Action brought on 13 February 2025 – Bulkhead/EUIPO – Ubisoft Entertainment (WARDOGS)

(Case T-109/25)

(C/2025/1780)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Bulkhead Ltd (Derby, United Kingdom) (represented by: D. Selmi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ubisoft Entertainment (Carentoir, 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 WARDOGS – Application for registration No 18 716 754

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 December 2024 in Case R 1314/2024-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | examine the contested EUTM and make an order for the registration of the contested EUTM for all of the contested goods and services that were held not to be registrable, namely:  Class 9: All goods in Class 9 except for sunglasses; cases, straps and chains for sunglasses; decorative magnets; fridge magnets.  Class 41: All services in Class 41; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs. |

Plea in law

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

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