13.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 502/39 |
Action brought on 19 October 2021 — Target Brands v EUIPO — The Art Company B & S (art class)
(Case T-676/21)
(2021/C 502/59)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) (represented by: R. Kunze, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: The Art Company B & S, SA (Quel, Spain)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark art class — Application for registration No 16 888 737
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 August 2021 in Case R 1596/2019-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
— | annul the contested decision; |
— | order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred before the Board of Appeal as well as the Opposition Division. |
Plea in law
— | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |