Action brought on 9 September 2021 – Worldwide Brands v EUIPO – Guangdong Camel Apparel (CAMEL CROWN)

(Case T-562/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Worldwide Brands, Inc. Zweigniederlassung Deutschland (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: J. Gracia Albero and R. Ahijón Lana, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Guangdong Camel Apparel Co. Ltd (Foshan City, China)

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 word mark CAMEL CROWN – Application for registration No 17 882 201

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 June 2021 in Joined Cases R 159/2020-5 and R 184/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

partially annul the contested decision to the extent that it partially upheld the appeal filed by the intervener and partially rejected the appeal filed by this party, allowing the registration of the contested trademark for the indicated goods in classes 24 and 28;

order the defendant to bear the costs of the present proceedings, including the costs deriving from the proceedings before the Opposition Division and the Fifth Board of Appeal.

Plea in law

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

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