Action brought on 16 August 2023 – Freistaat Bayern v EUIPO – BSGE (Neuschwanstein)
(Case T-506/23)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Freistaat Bayern (represented by: M. Müller, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: BSGE Bundesverband Souvenir Geschenke Ehrenpreise eV (Veitsbronn, Germany)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Neuschwanstein’ – EU trade mark No 15 687 353
Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2023 in Case R 1013/2021-5
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(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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