Action brought on 14 February 2022 — Selimfiber v EUIPO — Qureshi (SPETRA)

(Case T-83/22)

(2022/C 148/51)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Selimfiber Co. Ltd (Gimpo-si, Republic of Korea) (represented by: J. Klaus and M. Odink, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mohammad Sohail Qureshi (Bradford, United Kingdom)

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 SPETRA — Application for registration No 18 271 624

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 November 2021 in Case R 684/2021-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs of and occasioned by this application and other incurred costs; alternatively if the other party before the EUIPO intervenes, hold it and the defendant jointly and severally liable for those costs.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.