Action brought on 4 July 2023 – AC Marca Brands v EUIPO – Sanitix (Sanitix)

(Case T-358/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: AC Marca Brands, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza and J. C. Quero Navarro, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sanitix Ltd (London, United Kingdom)

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 Union word mark Sanitix – Application for registration No 18 294 902

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 May 2023 in Case R 1954/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and/or Sanitix Ltd to bear the costs of these proceedings and of the opposition and appeal proceedings before EUIPO.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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