28.9.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 320/29 |
Action brought on 11 August 2020 — Guo v EUIPO — Sand Cph (sandriver)
(Case T-505/20)
(2020/C 320/61)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Xiuling Guo (Shanyang Town, China) (represented by: L. Le Stanc, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sand Cph A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark sandriver — European Union trade mark No 15 856 297
Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2020 in Case R 2019/2019-2
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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declare admissible the action brought against the contested decision; |
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annul the contested decision in its entirety; |
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order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in the proceedings before the General Court and the Board of Appeal. |
Plea in law
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Infringement of Articles 60(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by finding that there was a likelihood of confusion for the public between the earlier European Union word mark No 3 105 491 and the applicant’s later semi-figurative European Union trade mark No 15 856 297. |