Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 26.9.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 350/27 |

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Action brought on 4 August 2016 — Pirelli Tyre v EUIPO — Yokohama Rubber (Representation of a tyre tread)

(Case T-447/16)

(2016/C 350/33)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Pirelli Tyre SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: T. Müller and F. Togo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: figurative mark (representation of a tyre tread — EU trade mark No 2 319 176)

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2016 in Case R 2583/2014-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision insofar as it declared the trademark invalid and ordered the applicant to bear the costs of proceedings before the Office. |

Plea in law

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

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