Action brought on 22 December 2016 – Chefaro Ireland v EUIPO – Laboratoires M&L (NUIT PRECIEUSE)

(Case T-905/16)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Chefaro Ireland DAC (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: P. Maeyaert and J. Muyldermans, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Laboratoires M&L SA (Manosque, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark containing the word elements ‘NUIT PRECIEUSE’ – International registration designating the European Union No 1 063 952

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 October 2016 in Case R 2596/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and the intervener to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by Chefaro Ireland.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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