EN
17.4.2023
Official Journal of the European Union
C 134/19
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland) (Reykjavik, Iceland), Iceland, SA — Business Iceland (Reykjavik)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ICELAND — European Union trade mark No 2 673 374 Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2022 in Case R 1238/2019-G
Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: — annul the contested decision; — remit the case to the Cancellation Division; — order EUIPO to pay the costs of this application and order Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland), the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and SA — Business Iceland to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and the Board of Appeal.
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 28 February 2023 — Iceland Foods v EUIPO — Icelandic Trademark (Iceland) (Case T-106/23) (2023/C 134/26) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Iceland Foods Ltd (Deeside, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Vos, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Icelandic Trademark Holding ehf (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark Iceland of the colours white, red, orange and yellow — European Union trade mark No 11 565 736 Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2022 in Case R 1613/2019-G