CELEX: 62016TN0292
Language: en
Date: 2016-06-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-292/16: Action brought on 7 June 2016 — Kaane American International Tobacco v EUIPO — Global Tobacco (GOLD MONT ORIGINAL Super Slims)

1.8.2016   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 279/36
            
         Action brought on 7 June 2016 — Kaane American International Tobacco v EUIPO — Global Tobacco (GOLD MONT ORIGINAL Super Slims)
   (Case T-292/16)
   (2016/C 279/51)
   Language in which the application was lodged: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Kaane American International Tobacco Co. Ltd. (Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: G. Hinarejos Mulliez, I. Valdelomar Serrano, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Global Tobacco FZCO (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
   
      Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
   
   
      Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
   
      Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘GOLD MONT ORIGINAL Super Slims’ — EU trade mark No 11 361 714
   
      Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
   
      Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 April 2016 in Case R 2492/2014-4
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               accept the present appeal;
            
         
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               annul the contested decision;
            
         
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               declare the suspension of the Appeal R 2492/2014-4 until a decision on the parallel proceedings R 1857/2015-4 (which is currently appealed before the General Court) becomes definitive;
            
         
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               condemn EUIPO (The Boards of Appeal) or subsidiary the other party in the proceedings to bear the costs and fees of the present proceedings.
            
         
      Plea in law
   
   
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               Infringement of the principles of equality before the law and impartiality.