Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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|  | C/2023/144 | 16.10.2023 |

Action brought on 29 August 2023 — ChiCom Marketing v EUIPO — China Faw Group (Hongqi)

(Case T-533/23)

(C/2023/144)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: ChiCom Marketing GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: H. Asam, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: China Faw Group Co. Ltd (Changchun, China)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Hongqi — EU trade mark No 17 966 582

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 June 2023 in Case R 863/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision in so far as the applicant’s appeal of 18 May 2022 against the decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO of 25 March 2022 in invalidity proceedings No 48 307 C (EU trade mark No 17 9665 82) was dismissed; |

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| — | annul the decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO of 25 March 2022 in proceedings No 48 307 C (EU trade mark No 17 966 582), in so far as that decision has not already been annulled by the contested decision; |

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| — | dismiss the application of the other party to the proceedings, China Faw Group Co. Ltd, for a declaration of invalidity of EU trade mark No 17 966 582. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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