Action brought on 30 September 2019 – Hasbro v EUIPO – Kreativni Dogadaji (MONOPOLY)

(Case T-663/19)

(2019/C 413/70)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Hasbro, Inc. (Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States) (represented by: J. Moss, Barrister)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kreativni Dogadaji d.o.o. (Zagreb, Croatia)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark MONOPOLY – European Union trade mark No 9 071 961

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 July 2019 in Case R 1849/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	order the defendant to pay the applicant’s costs.

Pleas in law

—	Failure to properly apply Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

—	Violation of the applicant’s right to a fair hearing.