20.4.2020   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 129/21


Action brought on 21 February 2020 — Voco v EUIPO (Shape of packaging)

(Case T-118/20)

(2020/C 129/26)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Voco GmbH (Cuxhaven, Germany) (represented by: C. Spintig and S. Pietzcker, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark (Shape of packaging) — Application for Registration No 17 959 421

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 December 2019 in Case R 978/2019-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those of the applicant.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council