Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.6.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 191/29 |

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Action brought on 30 March 2020 — Sam McKnight v EUIPO — Carolina Herrera (COOL GIRL)

(Case T-176/20)

(2020/C 191/39)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sam McKnight Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Carolina Herrera Ltd (New York, New York, 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 word mark COOL GIRL — Application for registration No 16 681 975

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 January 2020 in Case R 689/2019-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by the Defendant, and in case the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal joins the proceedings, the Intervener. |

Plea in law

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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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