Action brought on 23 June 2023 – Katjes Fassin v EUIPO (Beyond Chocolate)
(Case T-343/23)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Emmerich am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: A. Renck and C. Stöber)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark ‘Beyond Chocolate’ – Application No 18 578 274
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 April 2023 in Case R 2352/2022-1
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision;
order EUIPO to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Infringement of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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