Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.5.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 166/42 |

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Action brought on 19 March 2018 — Andreas Stihl v EUIPO — Giro Travel (Combination of colours grey and orange)

(Case T-193/18)

(2018/C 166/53)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG (Waiblingen, Germany) (represented by: S. Völker, M. Pemsel and C. Eulenpesch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Giro Travel Company (Roman, Romania)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU colour mark representing the combination of colours grey and orange — Trade mark registration No 7 472 723

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 January 2018 in Case R 200/2017-2

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 including the costs in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 4 in connection with Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 2017/1001. |

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