Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 142/63 |

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Action brought on 27 February 2018 — Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO — Shimano Europe (PRO)

(Case T-122/18)

(2018/C 142/81)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: A. Berger and A. Marx, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Shimano Europe BV (Nunspeet, Netherlands).

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark PRO — Application for registration No 14 468 904

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2017 in Case R 1332/2017-5.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision and reject Opposition No 002654773 filed against EUTM application No 014 468 904; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings; |

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| — | order Shimano Europe B.V. to pay the costs of the proceedings before the EUIPO. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 2017/1001; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001. |

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