Action brought on 29 January 2024 – Porczyńska v EUIPO – Gap (ITM) (gappol)

(Case T-44/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: Polish

Parties

Applicant: Marzena Porczyńska (Łódź, Poland) (represented by: P. Matyjek, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Gap (ITM), Inc. (San Francisco, California, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘gappol’ – EU trade mark No 15 218 092

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 December 2023 in Case R 634/2023-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the decisions at first and second instance in their entirety and discontinue the proceedings; or alternatively:

amend the contested decision by annulling the contested decision at first and second instance and dismissing the GAP application in its entirety; or alternatively:

annul the contested decision at first and second instance and refer the case back to EUIPO for a fresh decision at first instance;

irrespective of the decision on the merits, order GAP to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs of legal representation, to Marzena Porczyńska.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001;

Infringement of Articles 61(1), 61(3), 109(1) and 120(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001;

Infringement of Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001 and Article 19(2) Regulation 2018/625.

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