NSC Holding v EUIPO - Ibercondor (CONDOR SERVICE, NSC)

Action brought on 31 July 2018 — NSC Holding v EUIPO — Ibercondor Barcelona (CONDOR SERVICE, NSC)(Case T-468/18)Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: NSC Holding Gmb H & Cie. KG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Eichhorst, lawyer)Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ibercondor Barcelona SA (Barcelona, Spain)Details of the proceedings before EUIPOParty applying for the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark ‘CONDOR SERVICE, NSC’ — Application for registration No 15 292 675 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 May 2018 in Case R 2440/2017-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should:annul the contested decision;order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred in the appeal proceedings;in the alternative,order that the case be referred back to the defendant for a fresh independent review. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.____________