Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.5.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 189/42 |

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Action brought on 19 April 2023 — Studiocanal v EUIPO — Leonine Distribution (ARTHAUS)

(Case T-203/23)

(2023/C 189/56)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Studiocanal GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: T. Dolde and C. Zimmer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Leonine Distribution GmbH (Munich, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ARTHAUS — EU trade mark No 6 988 216

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 February 2023 in Case R 1532/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision, in so far as it found the application for a declaration of invalidity admissible in the light of Article 59(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings. |

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 63(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Article 12(1)(b) and Article 15(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430.

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