Action brought on 2 August 2021 – Coulter Ventures v EUIPO – iWeb (R)

(Case T-457/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Coulter Ventures LLC (Columbus, Ohio, United States) (represented by: R. Dissmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: iWeb GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

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 R – Application for registration No 13 750 849

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2021 in Case R 2789/2019-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs including the applicant’s costs incurred in the proceedings before the EUIPO.

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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