CELEX: 62022TN0035
Language: en
Date: 2022-01-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-35/22: Action brought on 20 January 2022 — Kaminski v EUIPO — Polfarmex (SYRENA)

14.3.2022   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 119/53
            
         
      Action brought on 20 January 2022 — Kaminski v EUIPO — Polfarmex (SYRENA)
      (Case T-35/22)
      (2022/C 119/75)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Arkadiusz Kaminski (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) (represented by: W. Trybowski, E. Pijewska and M. Mazurek, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Polfarmex S.A. (Kutno, Poland)
      
         Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
      
      
         Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
      
         Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark SYRENA — European Union trade mark (EUTM) No 9 262 767
      
         Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
      
         Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 October 2021 in jointed Cases R 1952/2020-1 and R 1953/2020-1
      
         Form of order sought
      
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
      
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                  alter the contested decision in its part concerning the appeal in case R 1952/2020-1, that is, with regard to points 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the sentence (operative part) of the contested decision, by: dismissal of the appeal in case R 1952/2020-1, declaration that the trade mark ‘SYRENA’ (EUTM 9 262 767) remains registered for ‘cars’ in Class 12 and ordering Polfarmex S.A. to bear the applicant’s costs in the appeal proceedings in case R 1952/2020-1;
               
            
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                  order that the costs of the proceedings are to be paid by EUIPO and by Polfarmex;
               
            alternatively:
      
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                  annul the contested decision in the above mentioned part, i.e. to the extent that the Board of Appeal revoked the registration of the trade mark ‘SYRENA’ (EUTM 9 262 767) in respect of ‘cars’ other than ‘racing cars’ in Class 12;
               
            
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                  order that the costs of the proceedings are to be paid by EUIPO and by Polfarmex.
               
            
         Pleas in law
      
      
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                  Infringement of Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
               
            
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                  Infringement of Articles 18(1), 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
               
            
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                  Infringement of Articles 18(1), 58(1)(a) and (2) and 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.