Action brought on 29 July 2022 — Mocom Compounds v EUIPO — Centemia Conseils (Near-to-Prime)

(Case T-472/22)

(2022/C 359/113)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Mocom Compounds GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: J. Bornholdt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Centemia Conseils (Angevillers, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Near-to-Prime’ — Application No 16 448 524

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 May 2022 in Case R 2178/2021-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	amend the contested decision to the effect that Decision No 47 561 C of the Invalidity Division of 12 November 2021 is annulled and the application for a declaration of invalidity in respect of EU trade mark No 16 448 524 is dismissed;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.