Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 104/51 |

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Action brought on 29 January 2018 — Novenco Building & Industry v EUIPO — Novenco Ventilator (Beijing) (NOVENCO)

(Case T-45/18)

(2018/C 104/65)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Novenco Building & Industry A/S (Næstved, Denmark) (represented by: A. Rasmussen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Novenco Ventilator (Beijing) Co. Ltd (Beijing, China)

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: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative sign ‘NOVENCO’ – International registration designating the European Union No 1 187 938

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 November 2017 in Case R 2354/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | partly annul the contested decision, namely for the goods of class 7 as covered by IR 1187938; |

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| — | order EUIPO to bear its own costs as well as the third party’s costs, including those incurred during the appeal and opposition proceedings. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001. |

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