Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 104/59 |

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Action brought on 3 February 2017 — Schmid v EUIPO — Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Steirisches Kürbiskernöl)

(Case T-72/17)

(2017/C 104/83)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Gabriele Schmid (Halbenrain, Austria) (represented by: B. Kuchar, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Graz, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the mark at issue: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark ‘Steirisches Kürbiskernöl’ — International registration No 900 100

Proceedings before EUIPO: Revocation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2016 in Case R 1768/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | amend the contested decision and declare the mark IR No 900 100 to be revoked for the EU for all goods;  in the alternative |

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| — | annul the contested decision on account of the failure to provide evidence of use of IR No 900 100 as a trade mark and refer the proceedings back to EUIPO; |

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| — | in any event, order the proprietor of the mark to pay the applicant’s costs incurred in the proceedings before EUIPO and in the present proceedings. |

Pleas in law

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| — | infringement of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | infringement of Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | infringement of Article 55(1) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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