Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.9.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 320/24 |

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Action brought on 31 July 2020 — Tecnica Group v EUIPO — Zeitneu (Shape of a boot)

(Case T-483/20)

(2020/C 320/55)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Tecnica Group SpA (Giavera del Montello, Italy) (represented by: C. Sala, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Zeitneu GmbH (Zurich, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of a boot) — European Union trade mark No 10 168 441

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 May 2020 in Case R 1093/2019-1

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 intervener to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of the principle of res judicata under Articles 123 and 124 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | Infringement of the principles of legality, equal treatment and sound administration under Articles 123 and 124 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | Infringement of the principle of protection of legitimate expectations under Articles 123 and 124 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 127 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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