Action brought on 30 December 2023 – Rain Carbon Germany v EUIPO - Novaresine (NOVARESINE INNOVATION GOES GREEN)

(Case T-1188/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Rain Carbon Germany GmbH (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany) (represented by: R. Fischer and T. Moll, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Novaresine Srl (Lazise, Italy)

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 figurative mark NOVARESINE INNOVATION GOES GREEN – Application for registration No 18 188 539

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 October 2023 in Case R 2005/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

uphold opposition No B 3 119 195 filed against all the goods of European Union trade mark application No 18 188 539 for all the contested goods and reject European Union trade mark application No 18 188 539 in its entirety;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

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

Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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