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Case T-105/23: Action brought on 28 February 2023 — Iceland Foods v EUIPO — Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland) e.a. (ICELAND)

OJ C 134, 17.4.2023, p. 18–19 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

17.4.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 134/18


Action brought on 28 February 2023 — Iceland Foods v EUIPO — Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland) e.a. (ICELAND)

(Case T-105/23)

(2023/C 134/25)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Iceland Foods Ltd (Deeside, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Vos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland) (Reykjavik, Iceland), Iceland, SA — Business Iceland (Reykjavik)

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 ICELAND — European Union trade mark No 2 673 374

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2022 in Case R 1238/2019-G

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

remit the case to the Cancellation Division;

order EUIPO to pay the costs of this application and order Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland), the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and SA — Business Iceland to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and the Board of Appeal.

Pleas in law

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

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


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