Action brought on 14 July 2017 – Oy Karl Fazer v EUIPO – Kraft Foods Belgium Intellectual Property (MIGNON)

(Case T-437/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Oy Karl Fazer Ab (Vantaa, Finland) (represented by: L. Laaksonen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kraft Foods Belgium Intellectual Property (Halle, Belgium)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘MIGNON’ – Application for registration No 10 995 892

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 April 2017 in Case R 1859/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

allow the trademark to be registered for all applied goods.

Plea in law

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

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