Action brought on 14 August 2018 — Vafo Praha v EUIPO — Rutzinger-Kurpas (Meatlove)

(Case T-491/18)

(2018/C 352/52)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Vafo Praha s.r.o. (Chrášt’any, Czech Republic) (represented by: M. Vojáček, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Susanne Rutzinger-Kurpas (Spigelau, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark Meatlove — Application for registration No 15 557 374

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 June 2018 in Case R 264/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.