Action brought on 21 June 2021 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development v EUIPO – Aruba (ARUBA)

(Case T-343/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Houston, Texas, United States) (represented by: P. Roncaglia and N. Parrotta, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aruba SpA (Bibbiena, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ARUBA – European Union trade mark No 14 421 598

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 March 2021 in Case R 259/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in these proceedings;

order Aruba S.p.A. to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in these proceedings.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article (8)(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to the assessment of the similarities between the conflicting signs.

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