Action brought on 13 March 2026 – Abanca Corporación Bancaria v EUIPO – Aban (ABAN)

(Case T-175/26)

(C/2026/2397)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Abanca Corporación Bancaria, SA (Betanzos, Spain) (represented by: K. Guridi Sedlak, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aban sp. z o.o. (Kraków, Poland)

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 trade mark ABAN – Application for registration No 18 929 167

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 January 2026 in Case R 367/2025-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	admit the action and deliver a judgment accepting the action, fully annulling the result of the contested decision;

—	order that the contested mark be rejected for all services claimed in classes 35, 36 and 41;

—	order EUIPO and/or the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to bear the fees and costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b) and 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.