Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2022:191
Date: 2022-03-30
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Austria

Action brought on 16 April 2021 – Kalita and Haas v EUIPO – Kitzbühel Tourismus (Representation of two animals) (Case T-206/21) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicants: Oliver Kalita (Jochberg, Austria) and Christian Haas (Kitzbühel, Austria) (represented by: G. Donath, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kitzbühel Tourismus, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (Kitzbühel, Austria) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicants Trade mark at issue: Application for registration of EU figurative mark (Representation of two animals) – Application for registration No 17 997 789 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 February 2021 in Case R 863/2020-1 Form of order sought The applicants claim that the Court should: annul the contested decision; in the alternative, alter the contested decision to the effect that the appeal is dismissed in its entirety and, consequently, reinstate the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 6 April 2020; in any event, order the defendant and/or the other party as a qualified intervener to pay all the costs of the proceedings. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________