17.7.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 252/79 |
Action brought on 31 May 2023 — Coinbase v EUIPO (C)
(Case T-304/23)
(2023/C 252/95)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Coinbase, Inc. (Oakland, California, United-States) (represented by: M. Zintler, N. Schmidt-Hamkens and F. Stoll, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPOs
Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark C — Application for registration No 1 629 156
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 March 2023 in Case R 2001/2022-1
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision; |
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declare that Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council does not preclude the registration of the trade mark at issue in respect of the claimed goods and services; |
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order EUIPO to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
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Infringement of the principles of equal treatment and sound administration. |