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(Case T-426/23)
(2023/C 321/70)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Applicant: Chiquita Brands LLC (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States) (represented by: R. Dissmann and L. Jones, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Compagnie financière de participation (Marseille, France)
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark (Device of blue and yellow ovaloid shape — European Union trade mark No 7 497 191
Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 May 2023 in Case R 2243/2021-1
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—annul the contested decision and reject the application for declaration of invalidity to the extent the trade mark at issue was declared invalid;
—order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred in the proceedings before EUIPO.
—Infringement of Articles 4 and 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the inherent distinctiveness of the trade mark at issue;
—Infringement of Articles 7(3) and 59(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the acquired distinctiveness of the trade mark at issue.