Action brought on 8 December 2023 – W. L. Gore & Associates v EUIPO – Angiokard med. Spritzguß (Cardioflow)

(Case T-1146/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Delaware, United States) (represented by: C. Tenkhoff and T. Herzog, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Angiokard med. Spritzguß GmbH (Friedeburg, Germany)

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 word mark Cardioflow – Application for registration No 18 115 661

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 September 2023 in Case R 739/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs, including the costs of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.

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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