Action brought on 24 June 2021 – Polo Club Düsseldorf v EUIPO – Company Bridge and Life (POLO CLUB DÜSSELDORF EST. 1976)

(Case T-355/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Polo Club Düsseldorf GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: C. Weil, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Company Bridge and Life, SL (Elche, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark POLO CLUB DÜSSELDORF EST. 1976 – Application for registration No 17 984 671

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 April 2021 in Case R 1667/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

change the contested decision, and

reject the opposition.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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