30.5.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 189/37 |
Action brought on 11 April 2023 — Insomnia v EUIPO — Black Insomnia Coffee (BLACK INSOMNIA COFFEE COMPANY)
(Case T-186/23)
(2023/C 189/49)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Insomnia Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: L. Cassidy, A. Reynolds and P. Smyth, Solicitors)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Black Insomnia Coffee Co. Ltd (Winchester, 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 figurative mark BLACK INSOMNIA COFFEE COMPANY — Application for registration No 18 128 261
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 February 2023 in Cases R 671/2022-1 and R 678/2022-1
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision in so far as it dismissed the appeal in Case R 678/2022-1 and refuse the mark in respect of all the contested goods in Class 25; |
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make an order to pay the applicant’s costs (under Articles 133 and 134(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court). |
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
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Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |