Action brought on 27 May 2024 – People Against Dirty v EUIPO – Ningbo Future Houseware (ecovie)
(Case T-277/24)
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 18 667 422
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2024 in Case R 1333/2023-2
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.
____________