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Case T-1/20: Action brought on 2 January 2020 – M. I. Industries v EUIPO – Natural Instinct (INSTINCT)
Case T-1/20: Action brought on 2 January 2020 – M. I. Industries v EUIPO – Natural Instinct (INSTINCT)
Case T-1/20: Action brought on 2 January 2020 – M. I. Industries v EUIPO – Natural Instinct (INSTINCT)
OJ C 68, 2.3.2020, p. 54–54
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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2.3.2020 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 68/54 |
Action brought on 2 January 2020 – M. I. Industries v EUIPO – Natural Instinct (INSTINCT)
(Case T-1/20)
(2020/C 68/62)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: M. I. Industries, Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska, United States) (represented by: M. Montañá Mora and S. Sebe Marin, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Natural Instinct Ltd (Camberley, United Kingdom)
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 INSTINCT – European Union trade mark No 5 208 418
Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 October 2019 in Case R 178/2019-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision; |
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order EUIPO and – if applicable – the Cancellation Applicant to jointly and severally pay all the costs of these proceedings. |
Plea in law
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Infringement of Articles 58(1)(a) and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union in relation to the assessment of the proof of use. |