Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 437/40 |

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Action brought on 9 October 2017 — Ntolas v EUIPO — General Nutrition Investment (GN Laboratories)

(Case T-712/17)

(2017/C 437/47)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Christos Ntolas (Wuppertal, Germany) (represented by: C. Renger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: General Nutrition Investment Co. (Delaware, Arizona, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘GN Laboratories’ — Application for registration No 11 223 559

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 July 2017 in Case R 2358/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | reject the opposition brought against the application for the Community Trademark No 011223559; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs. |

Plea in law

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

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