C 207/46
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
23.5.2022
Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC –European Union trade mark No 2 148 799 Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 December 2021 in Case R 972/2020-1
Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: — annul the contested decision; — order EUIPO to pay the costs.
Plea in law — Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Action brought on 22 March 2022 — Dehaen v EUIPO — National Geographic Society (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC) (Case T-158/22) (2022/C 207/61) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Karolien Dehaen (Schilde, Belgium) (represented by: T. van Innis and A. Van der Planken, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: National Geographic Society (Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC –European Union trade mark No 9 419 731 Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 December 2021 in Case R 975/2020-1
Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: — annul the contested decision; — order EUIPO to pay the costs.
Plea in law — Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.