Action brought on 25 August 2022 – Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale v EUIPO – O2 Worldwide (brightblue)

(Case T-516/22)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale GmbH (Borken, Germany) (represented by: A. Doepner-Thiele and U. Kelp, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: O2 Worldwide Ltd (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark brightblue – Application for registration No 17 913 265

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 June 2022 in Case R 0024/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay its own costs and those incurred by the Applicant.

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 95(1) and 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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