Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.7.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 213/35 |

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Action brought on 8 May 2017 — Ogrodnik v EUIPO — Aviario Tropical (Tropical)

(Case T-276/17)

(2017/C 213/48)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Tadeusz Ogrodnik (Chorzów, Poland) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl, H. Hartwig, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aviario Tropical, SA (Loures, Portugal)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘Tropical’ — EU trade mark No 3 435 773

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 February 2017 in Case R 2125/2016-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | dismiss the appeal brought by Aviário Tropical, SA, against the decision of the Defendant’s Cancellation Division of 15 July 2013 in Case 6029 C; |

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| — | order EUIPO and Aviário Tropical, SA, if it should intervene in these proceedings, to pay the costs. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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