Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 10.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 11/31 |

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Action brought on 18 October 2021 — NFL Properties Europe v EUIPO — Groupe Duval (DUUUVAL)

(Case T-671/21)

(2022/C 11/44)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: NFL Properties Europe GmbH (Eschborn, Germany) (represented by: M. Kloth, R. Briske, D. Habel and M. Tillwich, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Groupe Duval (Boulogne-Billancourt, 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 DUUUVAL — Application for registration No 18 066 416

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 August 2021 in Case R 243/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of 4 August 2021; |

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| — | order the opponent to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred in the course of the appeal proceedings. |

Plea in law

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

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