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(2020/C 87/34)
Language of the case: English
Applicant: Bezos Family Foundation (Seattle, Washington, United States) (represented by: A. Klett and M. Schaffner, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: SNCF Mobilités, établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (Saint-Denis, France)
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark VROOM — Application for registration No 17 569 997
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 November 2019 in Case R 1288/2019-5
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—annul the contested decision;
—reject the opposition No B 3 051 050;
—authorize the registration of the European Union trade mark application ‘VROOM’ No 17 569 997;
—order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings before the General Court and before the EUIPO (Board of Appeal and Opposition Division) including the necessary expenses of the applicant in those proceedings.
—Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.