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(2023/C 179/98)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Applicant: Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Ltd (Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Medion AG (Essen, Germany)
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word trade mark LifeAfter — Application for registration No 17 992 446
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2022 in Case R 557/2022-5
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—annul the contested decision, expressly according the registration of the EU trade mark No 17 992 446;
—order EUIPO and the intervening party, Medion AG to pay all the costs of the dispute before the General Court, including those relating to the procedure before the EUIPO.
—Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.