Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.4.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 136/43 |

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Action brought on 26 February 2016 — Rheinmetall Waffe Munition v EUIPO (VANGUARD)

(Case T-93/16)

(2016/C 136/59)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH (Südheide, Germany) (represented by: J. Schmidt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark ‘VANGUARD’ — Application for registration No 11 166 003

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 November 2015 in Case R 69/2015-2

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 of the proceedings. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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