Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 9.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 338/18 |

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Action brought on 17 August 2017 — dm-drogerie markt v EUIPO — Albea Services (ALBÉA)

(Case T-562/17)

(2017/C 338/20)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: dm-drogerie markt Verwaltungs-GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany) (represented by: O. Bludovsky and C. Mellein, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Albea Services (Gennevilliers, France)

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: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark containing the word element ‘ALBÉA’ — International registration designating the European Union No 1 210 553

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 May 2017 in Case R 1870/2016-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office of 25 May 2017 (Appeal No R 1870/2016-1) and, by the way of correction, delete the applicant’s trademark;  alternatively |

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| — | annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office of 25 May 2017 (Appeal No R 1870/2016-1) and, to remit the case to the Office for Harmonization;  alternatively |

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| — | annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office of 25 May 2017 (Appeal No R 1870/2016-1) |

Plea in law

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

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