Action brought on 26 June 2023 – AC Marca Brands v EUIPO – den Ouden (SANITIEN)

(Case T-345/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: AC Marca Brands, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza and J. C. Quero Navarro, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Julia den Ouden (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

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 SANITIEN – Application for registration No 18 384 320

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 April 2023 in Case R 1733/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and/or Julia den Ouden to bear the costs of this action and of the opposition and appeal proceedings before EUIPO.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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