15.3.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 88/37 |
Action brought on 20 January 2021 — Apple v EUIPO — Swatch (THINK DIFFERENT)
(Case T-28/21)
(2021/C 88/49)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, United States) (represented by: I. Junkar, I. Fowler, M. Petersenn and B. Lüthge, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Swatch AG (Biel, Switzerland)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark THINK DIFFERENT — European Union trade mark No 4 415 063
Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 November 2020 in Case R 2013/2018-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision; |
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order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by the defendant and by the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal if it joins as intervener. |
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
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Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |