Médis v EUIPO - RGCC (WelMedis)

Action brought on 1 March 2025 – Médis v EUIPO – RGCC (Wel Medis)(Case T-142/25)Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Médis – Companhia portuguesa de seguros de saúde, SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: M. Martinho do Rosário, lawyer)Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: RGCC Holdings AG (Zug, Switzerland)Details of the proceedings before EUIPOApplicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark Wel Medis – Application for registration No 18 697 352 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 December 2024 in Case R 1017/2024-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should:annul the contested decision and, as a consequence, refuse the trade mark at issue;order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.____________