Action brought on 23 December 2019 — Impera v EUIPO — Euro Games Technology (Flaming Forties)

(Case T-874/19)

(2020/C 129/02)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Impera GmbH (Steinhaus, Austria) (represented by: C. Straberger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Euro Games Technology Ltd (Vranya-Lozen-Triugulnika, Bulgaria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark Flaming Forties — Application for registration No 16 729 154

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 October 2019 in Case R 2304/2018-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	allow the applicant’s European Union trade mark application No 16 729 154 in its entirety or in the alternative, remit the proceedings to the Board of Appeal;

—	order the other party to the proceedings before EUIPO, if acting as intervener, to pay the applicant’s costs;

—	order EUIPO, if the other party to the proceedings before EUIPO is not being allocated the costs, to pay the applicant’s costs.

Plea in law

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