Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 195/39 |

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Action brought on 25 April 2017 — Gugler v EUIPO — Gugler France (GUGLER)

(Case T-238/17)

(2017/C 195/53)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Alexander Gugler (Maxdorf, Germany) (represented by: M.-C. Simon, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Gugler France (Besançon, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘GUGLER’ — EU trade mark No 3 324 902

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 January 2017 in Case R 1008/2016-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision in so far as it regards the cancellation of the EU trade mark registration No 3 324 902 and the obligation to bear the cancellation applicant’s costs of EUR 550; |

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| — | order EUIPO to bear the applicant’s costs in relation to the present proceedings. |

Plea(s) in law

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| — | Violation of the principle of sound administration; |

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| — | Infringement of Articles 8(4) and 54(2) Regulation No 207/2009. |

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