Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:567
Date: 2018-09-20
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 27 September 2017 — Maico Holding v EUIPO — Eico (Eico) (Case T-668/17) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Maico Holding GmbH (Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany) (represented by: T. Krüger and D. Deckers, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Eico A/S (Brønderslev, Denmark) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: EU trade mark application No 13 706 726 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 July 2017 in Case R 2089/2016-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: Set aside the contested decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 July 2017, No R 2089/2016-4 Eico v Maico, and the opposition decision of 26 October 2016, No B 002528654, and amend them in such a way that the appeal and the opposition are upheld in their entirety; order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs incurred in the appeal proceedings. Plea in law Infringement of Article 42 of Regulation No 207/2009, in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) thereof. ____________