Action brought on 12 July 2023 – Ergotopia v EUIPO (Wellback)

(Case T-388/23)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Ergotopia GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) (represented by: A. Biesterfeld-Kuhn)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU word mark ‘Wellback’ – Application No 18 682 838

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 May 2023 in Case R 36/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred in the appeal proceedings.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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