Action brought on 3 December 2020 – Škoda Investement v EUIPO – Škoda Auto (Device of arrow with wing)

(Case T-712/20)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Škoda Investement a.s. (Plzeň, Czech Republic) (represented by: L. Lorenc, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Škoda Auto a.s. (Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic)

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 (Representation of a device of arrow with wing) – Application for registration No 17 991 861

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 October 2020 in Case R 284/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

annul the decision of the Opposition Division of 9 December 2019 concerning Opposition No B003083007 to the full extent;

remit the case to the Opposition Division for further examination with respect to all goods and services applied for;

order EUIPO to bear the costs of the proceedings.

Plea in law

Incorrect assessment of the legal effects of a procedurally illegal first-instance decision.

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