Action brought on 7 June 2019 — Conlance v EUIPO — LG Electronics (SONANCE)

(Case T-343/19)

(2019/C 246/48)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Conlance GmbH (Augsburg, Germany) (represented by: A. Hayn, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark SONANCE — Application for registration No 14 589 907

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2019 in Case R 1085/2018-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	annul the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 15 May 2018 in Case No B 2 660 572‘Conlance GmbH v LG ELECTRONICS INC.’;

—	uphold Opposition Case No B 2 660 572‘Conlance GmbH v LG ELECTRONICS INC.’ for all the contested goods;

—	reject the EU trade mark application ‘SONANCE’, No UM 14 589 907;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred in the appeal proceedings.

In the event that another party is intervening in support of the defendant:

—	order the other party to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred in the appeal proceedings.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.