Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 17.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 175/18 |

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Action brought on 17 March 2016 — zero v EUIPO — Hemming (ZIRO)

(Case T-106/16)

(2016/C 175/21)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: zero Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: M. Nentwig, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Oliver Hemming (Cadbury, United Kingdom)

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: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘ZIRO’ — EU trade mark application No 12 264 958

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 January 2016 in Case R 71/2015-4

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. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 75, second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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