(Case T-762/21 Action brought on 8 December 2021– C&C IP UK v EUIPO– Tipico Group (t)

Action brought on 8 December 2021– C&C IP UK v EUIPO– Tipico Group (t)

(Case T-762/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: C&C IP UK Ltd (Bristol, United Kingdom) (represented by: A.von Mühlendahl and H.Hartwig, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Tipico Group ltd. (St.Julian’s, Malta)

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 t – Application for registration No17 915 463

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3September 2021 in Case R2326/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

dismiss the appeal brought by the Tipico Group Ltd. against the decision of the EUIPO’s Opposition Division of 19 October 2020 in Case B 3 080 138;

order EUIPO, and Tipico Group Ltd. if it should intervene in these proceedings, to bear the costs

Pleas in law

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

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

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