Action brought on 4 December 2023 – Olvi v EUIPO – Koninklijke De Kuyper (FIZZ Cider)

(Case T-1132/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Olvi Oyj (Iisalmi, Finland) (represented by: K. Rantala, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Koninklijke De Kuyper BV (Schiedam, Netherlands)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark FIZZ Cider – European Union trade mark No 1 046 531

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 September 2023 in Case R 2011/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision; and

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 27(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;

Infringement of Article 95(1) and Article 94(1) in conjunction with Article 70(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) and Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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