Action brought on 1 October 2018 — Vins el Cep v EUIPO — Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien (MIM NATURA)

(Case T-589/18)

(2018/C 427/126)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Vins el Cep, SL (Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Spain) (represented by: J. Vázquez Salleras and G. Ferrer Gonzalvez, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH (Eltville, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark MIM NATURA — Application for registration No 15 322 761

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 July 2018 in Case R 2270/2017-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	accept the application against the contested decision;

—	declare null and void the contested decision;

—	impose the costs of the proceedings to the EUIPO.

Plea in law

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