Action brought on 5 November 2020 – Muratbey Gida v EUIPO – M. J. Dairies (Triple helicoid cheese)

(Case T-662/20)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Muratbey Gida Sanayí Ve Tícaret AŞ (Istanbul, Turkey) (represented by: M. Schork, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: M. J. Dairies EOOD (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Design at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the design No DM/080641-0002 (Triple helicoid cheese in colour yellow)

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 August 2020 in Case R 1925/2019-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision and dismiss the application of the other party before the Board of Appeal for a declaration of invalidity in respect of the contested international registration No DM/080641-0002 designating the European Union;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002;

Infringement of Article 7(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.

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