Action brought on 16 April 2024 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (JUST STEP IN)

(Case T-205/24)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Skechers USA, Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, California, United States) (represented by: J. Bogatz, Y. Stone and J. Feigl, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark JUST STEP IN – Application for registration No 18 837 583

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 February 2024 in Case R 2200/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 94(1) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of the principle of equality as laid down in Article 20 in conjunction with Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’);

Infringement of the right to good administration as laid down in Article 41(1) of the Charter.

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