Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:782
Date: 2018-11-15
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 11 August 2017 – Haufe-Lexware v EUIPO – Le Shi Holdings (Beijing) (Leshare) (Case T-546/17) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) (represented by: N. Hebeis, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Le Shi Holdings (Beijing) Ltd (Beijing, China) 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 ‘Leshare’ – Application for registration No 13 883 301 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 June 2017 in Case R 1691/2016-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order the defendant to bear the costs of the proceedings. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) Regulation No 207/2009. ____________