Action brought on 30 July 2021 – Thomas Henry v EUIPO (MATE MATE)

(Case T-452/21)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Thomas Henry GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch, N. Willich and D. Mienert, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark MATE MATE – Application for registration No 18 091 934

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 May 2021 in Case R 406/2021-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

____________