Action brought on 7 January 2021 — Advanced Organic Materials v EUIPO — Swiss Pharma International (ADVASTEROL)

(Case T-6/21)

(2021/C 62/59)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Advanced Organic Materials, SA (Pilar, Argentina) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Swiss Pharma International AG (Zurich, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Defendant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark ADVASTEROL — Application for registration No 14 525 521

Proceedings before the EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 October 2020 in Case R 781/2019-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

—

annul the contested decision in so far as, by dismissing the appeal of Advanced Organic Materials, SA, it upholds the decision of the Opposition Division, which partially upheld opposition B 2 624 370, refusing some of the goods covered by European Union trade mark No 14 525 521 ADVASTEROL (word mark);

—	order the opposing party or parties 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.