Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:607
Date: 2017-09-15
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 14 June 2016 – Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO – Primark Holdings (LOVE TO LOUNGE) (Case T-305/16) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Kefferpütz and A. Berger, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Primark Holdings (Dublin, Ireland) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘LOVE TO LOUNGE’ – EU trade mark No 8 500 548 Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 March 2016 in Case R 489/2015-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision and declare invalid EU trade mark No 8 500 548; order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings; order the intervener to pay the costs of the proceedings before the EUIPO. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 75 and 76 of Regulation No 207/2009; Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________