CELEX: 62019TN0349
Language: en
Date: 2019-06-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-349/19: Action brought on 7 June 2019 — Decathlon v EUIPO — Athlon Custom Sportswear (athlon custom sportswear)

29.7.2019   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 255/51
            
         
      Action brought on 7 June 2019 — Decathlon v EUIPO — Athlon Custom Sportswear (athlon custom sportswear)
      (Case T-349/19)
      (2019/C 255/64)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Decathlon (Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France) (represented by: A. Cléry and C. Devernay, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Athlon Custom Sportswear P.C. (Kallithea, Greece)
      
         Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
      
      
         Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
      
         Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark athlon custom sportswear — Application for registration No 16 162 596
      
         Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
      
         Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 March 2019 in Case R 1724/2018-2
      
         Form of order sought
      
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
      
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                  grant its request;
               
            
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                  annul the contested decision;
               
            
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                  confirm the opposition decision of 6 July 2018 in case No B 002879164;
               
            
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                  refuse the registration of the mark athlon custom sportswear No 016162596;
               
            
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                  order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred in the appeal proceedings.
               
            
         Plea 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.