Action brought on 13 February 2023 – Aesculap v EUIPO – Aeneas (AESKUCARE Food Intolerance)

(Case T-64/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Aesculap AG (Tuttlingen, Germany) (represented by: N. Hebeis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aeneas GmbH & Co. KG (Wendelsheim, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU figurative mark AESKUCARE Food Intolerance – Application No 17 918 102

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 November 2022 in Case R 21/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision in so far as it annulled the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 30 November 2021 and rejected the opposition in respect of the claimed goods and services in Classes 5, 42 and 44;

order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings before the General Court and order the intervener to pay the costs of the proceedings before EUIPO.

Plea in law

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

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