CELEX: 62021TN0125
Language: en
Date: 2021-02-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-125/21: Action brought on 27 February 2021 — Banco de Investimento Global v EUIPO — Banco BIC Português (EUROBIC)

26.4.2021   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 148/24
            
         
      Action brought on 27 February 2021 — Banco de Investimento Global v EUIPO — Banco BIC Português (EUROBIC)
      (Case T-125/21)
      (2021/C 148/33)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Banco de Investimento Global SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: N. Lucas, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Banco BIC Português SA (Lisbon, Portugal)
      
         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: Application for European Union word mark EUROBIC — Application for registration No 16 775 199
      
         Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
      
         Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 November 2020 in case R 607/2019-1
      
         Form of order sought
      
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
      
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                  declare that, in accordance with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, there is a likelihood of confusion between Banco de Investimento Global SA’s earlier trade marks and the contested trade mark and, consequently, annul the contested decision;
               
            
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                  order EUIPO to pay the costs.
               
            
         Pleas in law
      
      
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                  Infringement of infringement of Article 95 (1) and (2) and Article 97(1)(c) and (f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
               
            
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                  Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.