Action brought on 26 September 2022 – Sophienwald v EUIPO – Zalto Glas (Sw Sophienwald)
(Case T-597/22)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Sophienwald AG (Vaduz, Liechtenstein) (represented by: J. Hellenbrand, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Zalto Glas GmbH (Gmünd, Austria)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark Sw Sophienwald – EU trade mark No 13 448 981
Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 July 2022 in Case R 2113/2021-1
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision;
order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Court and of the proceedings before EUIPO.
Pleas in law
Infringement of Art 95(1) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Infringement of Art 94(1) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1002 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Infringement of Art 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Infringement of the principle of non-arbitrariness.
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