Action brought on 23 April 2021 — Thomas Henry v EUIPO (Spicy Ginger)

(Case T-220/21)

(2021/C 217/87)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Thomas Henry GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch and N. Willich, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration of EU word mark Spicy Ginger — Application for registration No 18 093 014

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2021 in Case R 435/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

—	Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 7(2) thereof;

—	Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 7(2) thereof.