Action brought on 30 June 2021 – Biogena v EUIPO – Alter Farmacia (NUTRIFEN AGNUBALANCE)

(Case T-370/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Biogena GmbH & Co KG (Salzburg, Austria) (represented by: I. Schiffer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Alter Farmacia, SA (Madrid, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark NUTRIFEN AGNUBALANCE – International registration designating the European Union No 1 430 349

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 April 2021 in Case R 1208/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

grant the registration of the IR 1 430 349 for all applied goods;

order EUIPO and Alter Farmacia, S. A. to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

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

Infringement of Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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