Action brought on 16 April 2024 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (HOODLESS HOODIES)
(Case T-206/24)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Skechers USA, Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, California, United States) (represented by: J. Bogatz, Y. Stone and J. Feigl, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark HOODLESS HOODIES – Application for registration No 1 625 098
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2024 in Case R 1799/2023-2
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision upholding the partial refusal of protection;
order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.
Pleas in law
Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Infringement of the principle of equality as laid down in Article 20 in conjunction with Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’);
Infringement the right to good administration as laid down in Article 41(1) of the Charter.
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