Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.2.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/45 |

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Action brought on 7 January 2019 — Nowhere v EUIPO — Junguo Ye (APE TEES)

(Case T-12/19)

(2019/C 72/57)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Nowhere Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japon) (represented by: A. Norris, Barrister)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Junguo Ye (Elche, Spain)

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: Application for European Union figurative mark APE TEES — Application for registration No 14 319 578

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 October 2018 in Case R 2474/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | reject the contested mark in respect of all of the contested goods; |

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| — | alternatively, remit the matter to the EUIPO for re-consideration; |

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| — | order the payment of the costs incurred by the applicant in connection with the appeal and opposition proceedings. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article (8)(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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