Action brought on 24 May 2024 – People Against Dirty v EUIPO – Ningbo Future Houseware (ecovie)

(Case T-279/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: People Against Dirty Holdings Ltd (Frimley, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Quirin, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ningbo Future Houseware Co. Ltd (Ningbo, China)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark ecovie – Application for registration No 18 667 425

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2024 in Case R 1332/2023-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

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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