Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:646
Date: 2018-10-04
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 30 October 2017 – Lincoln Global/EUIPO (FLEXCUT) (Case T-736/17) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, California, United States) (represented by: K. Piepenbrink, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘FLEXCUT’ – Application for registration No 15 111 198 Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 August 2017 in Case R 2225/2016-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) Regulation No 207/2009. ____________