Action brought on 29 January 2024 – Coinbase v EUIPO – bitFlyer (coinbase)
(Case T-46/24)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Coinbase, Inc. (Oakland, California, United States) (represented by: M. Maier and A. Nordemann, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: bitFlyer Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
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: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark coinbase – International registration designating the European Union No 1 308 248
Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 November 2023 in Case R 1751/2020-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision;
order EUIPO to bear the costs of the proceedings.
Plea in law
Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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