CELEX: 62018TN0728
Language: en
Date: 2018-12-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-728/18: Action brought on 6 December 2018 — Brand IP Licensing v EUIPO — Facebook (lovebook)

11.2.2019   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 54/30
            
         
      Action brought on 6 December 2018 — Brand IP Licensing v EUIPO — Facebook (lovebook)
      (Case T-728/18)
      (2019/C 54/44)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Brand IP Licensing Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: J. MacKenzie, Solicitor)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, California, United States)
      
         Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
      
      
         Applicant: Applicant before the General Court
      
         Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark lovebook — Application for registration No 9 926 577
      
         Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
      
         Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 October 2018 in Case R 2279/2017-2
      
         Form of order sought
      
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
      
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                  annul the contested decision;
               
            
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                  set aside in its entirety the decision of the Opposition Division of 24 August 2017;
               
            
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                  dismiss the opposition;
               
            
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                  award the costs in favour of the applicant.
               
            
         Pleas in law
      
      
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                  Infringement of Article 8(5) 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.