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Valentina R., lawyer
(2022/C 418/62)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Applicant: Hästens Sängar AB (Köping, Sweden) (represented by: M. Johansson, R. Wessman and S. Ljungblad, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany)
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union pattern mark representing a checked pattern with horses — Application for registration No 18 161 210
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2022 in Case R 1734/2021-5
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—annul the contested decision in so far as it annuls the decision of the Opposition Division based on the conclusion in paragraph 39 of the contested decision that ‘[o]verall the signs [of the applicant and the opponent] are similar’;
—order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.
—Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.