Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 17.7.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 231/48 |

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Action brought on 18 May 2017 — adidas v EUIPO — Shoe Branding Europe (Representation of three parallel stripes)

(Case T-307/17)

(2017/C 231/61)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: I. Fowler and I. Junkar, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Shoe Branding Europe BVBA (Oudenaarde, Belgium)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark (Representation of three parallel stripes) — EU trade mark No 12 442 166

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 March 2017 in Case R 1515/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal, if it joins as intervener, to pay the costs. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 52(2) read in conjunction with Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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