Action brought on 22 December 2023 – Unite Network v EUIPO – Unión Detallistas Españoles (unite mercateo)

(Case T-1186/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Unite Network SE (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: J.-C. Rebling, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Unión Detallistas Españoles S. Coop. Unide (Madrid, Spain)

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 unite mercateo – Application for registration No 17 871 391

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 September 2023 in Case R 219/2023-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order the other party to pay the costs.

Plea in law

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

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