Action brought on 13 September 2021 – Copal Tree Brands v EUIPO – Sumol + Compal Marcas (COPAL TREE)

(Case T-572/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Copal Tree Brands, Inc. (Oakland, California, United States) (represented by: B. Niemann Fadani, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sumol + Compal Marcas SA (Carnaxide, Portugal)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark COPAL TREE – Application for registration No 17 955 496

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 July 2021 in Case R 1580/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

annul the decision of the Opposition Division of 2 June 2020 in Opposition No B3076122;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

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

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