Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.10.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 339/24 |

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Action brought on 5 August 2020 — Diego v EUIPO — Forbo Financial Services (WOOD STEP LAMINATE FLOORING)

(Case T-498/20)

(2020/C 339/30)

Language in which the application was lodged: Hungarian

Parties

Applicant: Diego Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. (Dabas, Hungary) (represented by: P. Jalsovszky, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Forbo Financial Services AG (Baar, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark WOOD STEP LAMINATE FLOORING — Application for registration No 17675802

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 June 2019 in Case R 1630/2019-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | declare that there is no likelihood of confusion between the marks STEP and WOOD STEP Laminate Flooring; |

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| — | order that the mark at issue be registered by EUIPO; |

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| — | order that the opposition proceedings be dismissed by EUIPO; |

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| — | order the unsuccessful party to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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| — | Infringement of article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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| — | Infringement of article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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| — | Infringement of Article 26(2) TFEU. |

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| — | Infringement of Articles 34 and 35 TFEU |

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