Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 178/29 |

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Action brought on 6 April 2017 — Out of the blue v EUIPO — Dubois and MFunds USA (FUNNY BANDS)

(Case T-214/17)

(2017/C 178/43)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Out of the blue KG (Lilienthal, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt, V. Töbelmann and A. Zarm, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Frédéric Dubois (Lasne, Belgium) and MFunds USA LLC (Miami Beach, Florida, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietors of the trade mark at issue: Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘FUNNY BANDS’ — EU trade mark No 9 350 794

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20/01/2017 in Case R 1081/2016-2)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | overturn the contested decision; |

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| — | declare the EU trade mark No 009 350 794‘FUNNY BANDS’ invalid pursuant to Articles 52(1)(a), 7(1)(b) and (c) EUTMR; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay its own costs as well as the costs of the applicant; |

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| — | in the event that the EUTM Proprietors join in these proceedings as an intervening party, order it to bear its own costs. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 52(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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