Action brought on 3 September 2019 – Eugene Perma France v EUIPO – SPI Investments Group (NATURANOVE)

(Case T-602/19)

(2019/C 363/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Eugene Perma France (Saint-Denis, France) (represented by: S. Havard Duclos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: SPI Investments Group, SL (Sant Just Desvern, 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 word mark NATURANOVE – Application for registration No 17 007 949

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2019 in Case R 2161/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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annul the contested decision in so far as it dismissed the appeal against the Opposition Division’s decision based on Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and ordered the Applicant to bear the costs of the opposition and appeal proceedings, fixed to the amount of EUR 1 170;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.