Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 7.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 217/66 |

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Action brought on 16 April 2021 — Kalita and Haas v EUIPO — Kitzbühel Tourismus (Representation of two animals)

(Case T-206/21)

(2021/C 217/83)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicants: Oliver Kalita (Jochberg, Austria) and Christian Haas (Kitzbühel, Austria) (represented by: G. Donath, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kitzbühel Tourismus, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (Kitzbühel, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicants

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration of EU figurative mark (Representation of two animals) — Application for registration No 17 997 789

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 February 2021 in Case R 863/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

in the alternative,

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| — | alter the contested decision to the effect that the appeal is dismissed in its entirety and, consequently, reinstate the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 6 April 2020; |

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| — | in any event, order the defendant and/or the other party as a qualified intervener to pay all the costs of the proceedings. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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