Action brought on 19 October 2021 – Mendes v EUIPO – Actial Farmaceutica (VSL3TOTAL)

(Case T-678/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Mendes SA (Lugano, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Cavattoni, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Actial Farmaceutica Srl (Rome, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark VSL3TOTAL – European Union trade mark No 11 702 172

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 August 2021 in Case R 1568/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

uphold the present action;

annul the contested decision;

condemn the other party in the proceedings to bear the costs and fees.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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