Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 121/47 |

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Action brought on 22 February 2017 — Devin v EUIPO — Haskovo (DEVIN)

(Case T-122/17)

(2017/C 121/67)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Devin AD (Devin, Bulgaria) (represented by: B. Van Asbroeck, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Haskovo, Bulgaria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘DEVIN’ — EU trade mark No 9 408 865

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 December 2016 in Case R 579/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | annul the Cancellation Division’s decision dated 29 January 2016 in the case No 9 559; |

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| — | entirely or at least partially reject the Cancellation Applicant’s application for invalidity of the EU trade mark ‘DEVIN’ No 9408865 for all the designated goods in class 32; |

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| — | order EUIPO to bear its own costs and pay those of the applicant. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 52(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | To the extent that the Board of Appeal has not infringed Article 7(1)(c), infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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