Japan Tobacco v EUIPO - Dunhill Tobacco of London (FLOW FILTER)

Action brought on 23 January 2023 – Japan Tobacco v EUIPO – Dunhill Tobacco of London (FLOW FILTER)(Case T-20/23)Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: J. Gracia Albero and E. Cebollero González, lawyers)Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Dunhill Tobacco of London Ltd (London, United Kingdom)Details of the proceedings before EUIPOProprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark FLOW FILTER – European Union trade mark No 18 002 134 Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 October 2022 in Case R 1774/2021-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should:annul the contested decision to the extent that it upheld the rejection of the application for a declaration of invalidity in relation to the contested goods;order the defendant to bear the costs of the proceedings before the General Court under Article 190(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court and order the intervener to bear the costs deriving from the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and the Fifth Board of Appeal. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the...