Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.9.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 335/50 |

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Action brought on 26 July 2016 — Starbucks v EUIPO — Nersesyan (COFFEE ROCKS)

(Case T-398/16)

(2016/C 335/66)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Starbucks Corp. (Seattle, Washington, United States) (represented by: I. Fowler, Solicitor and J. Schmitt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hasmik Nersesyan (Borgloon, Belgium)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘COFFEE ROCKS’ — Application for registration No 11 881 943

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 May 2016 in Case R 559/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the decision given by the Office on 24 May 2016 in Case R 559/2015-4; and |

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| — | order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by the defendant, or — in the event that the other party intervenes — that they be borne jointly by the defendant and the intervener. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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