Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 161/32 |

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Action brought on 17 March 2017 — EM Research Organization v EUIPO — Christoph Fischer and Others (EM)

(Case T-180/17)

(2017/C 161/45)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: EM Research Organization, Inc. (Okinawa, Japan) (represented by: J. Liesegang, M. Jost and N. Lang, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Christoph Fischer GmbH (Stephanskirchen, Germany), Ole Weinkath (Hünxe-Drevenack, Germany), Multikraft Produktions- und Handels GmbH (Pichl/Wels, Austria), Phytodor AG (Buochs, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International word mark ‘EM’ — No 2 829 851

Procedure before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 January 2017 in Case R 2442/2015-1

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 to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 145 and the first sentence of Article 57(5) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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