Action brought on 19 January 2024 – Barry’s Bootcamp v EUIPO – Hummel (Device of eight black chevrons pointing downwards)

(Case T-32/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Barry’s Bootcamp Holdings LLC (Miami, Florida, United States) (represented by: M. Hawkins, T. Dolde, and C. Zimmer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hummel Holding A/S (Aarhus, Denmark)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of a figurative mark representing eight black chevrons pointing downwards – International registration designating the European Union No 943 057

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 November 2023 in Case R 1421/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal, should it intervene, to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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