Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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|  | C/2023/37 | 9.10.2023 |

Action brought on 21 August 2023 — Heraeus Electronics v EUIPO — Welco (WELCO)

(Case T-513/23)

(C/2023/37)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau, Germany) (represented by: A. Ebert-Weidenfeller and H. Förster, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Welco spol. s.r.o. (Uherský Brod, Czech Republic)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark WELCO — EU mark No 17 439 969

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 June 2023 in Case R 2409/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | grant the applicant leave to replace the original party, Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, now Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG, pursuant to Article 174 of the Rules of Procedure; |

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs incurred as a result of the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and the Board of Appeal of EUIPO. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 60(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(2)(a)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 60(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(a) and Article 8(2)(a)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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