C 198/60
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
16.5.2022
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark GENERAL PIPE CLEANERS — Application for registration No 1 577 530 Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 January 2022 in Case R 1452/2021-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: — uphold the present action; — annul the contested decision the Firth Board of Appeal of the EUIPO insofar as it dismisses the appeal filed by the applicant before it and failed to partially annul the EUIPO’s decision in relation to the refusal of registration of EUTM (IR) application No. 1 577 530 GENERAL PIPE CLEANERS for the objected goods in classes 7 and 9.
Pleas in law — Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; — Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Action brought on 21 March 2022 — Volkswagen v EUIPO — XTG (XTG) (Case T-153/22) (2022/C 198/86) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: S. Machei and G. Orsoni, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: XTG S.A. (Wrocław, Poland) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark XTG — Application for registration No 18 120 223 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2021 in Case R 1387/2021-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: — annul the contested decision; — order EUIPO and, as the case may be, the intervener to bear the costs of the proceedings.
Plea in law — Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.