CELEX: 62017TN0819
Language: en
Date: 2017-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Case T-819/17: Action brought on 18 December 2017 — Sierra v EUIPO

26.2.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 72/39
            
         Action brought on 18 December 2017 — Sierra v EUIPO
   (Case T-819/17)
   (2018/C 072/50)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Mercedes Sierra (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: E. Fontes Vila, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should order the defendant to delete from the applicant’s ‘Appraisal Report’ for the year 2016 any criticism of her communication style, on the ground that it constitutes a misrepresentation and is contrary to the fundamental right of the individual to freely express ideas and opinions.
   
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   The present action is brought against EUIPO’s decision adopted in the applicant’s annual performance appraisal for the year 2016.
   Specifically, the applicant requests that certain assessments be removed from the ‘Appraisal Report’.
   In support of her action, the applicant relies on her right to freedom of expression whilst at work without fear of reprisal.
   The applicant considers her right to freedom of expression to have been infringed and considers that the reason given for the decision not to promote the official, as merited on the basis of the appraisal of her commitment, the quality and performance of her work, denies her the opportunity to defend herself.