Action brought on 25 March 2024 – Fashion Box v EUIPO – Ghostthinker (RE:PLAY)

(Case T-164/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Fashion Box SpA (Asolo, Italy) (represented by: A. Parassina and A. Giovannardi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ghostthinker GmbH (Augsburg, Germany)

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 trade mark RE:PLAY – Application for registration No 18 376 980

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 January 2024 in Case R 424/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to reject the EUTM application No 18 376 980 for RE:PLAY;

order Ghostthinker GmbH to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

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

Violation of the principles of equal treatment and sound administration.

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