Action brought on 10 September 2021 – Harbaoui v EUIPO – Google (GC GOOGLE CAR)

(Case T-568/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Zoubier Harbaoui (Paris, France) (represented by: R. Ciullo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Google LLC (Mountain View, California, United States)

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 figurative mark GC GOOGLE CAR – Application for registration No 18 007 095

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 June 2021 in Case R 902/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and Google LLC to pay the costs.

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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