CELEX: 62018TN0136
Language: en
Date: 2018-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Case T-136/18: Action brought on 1 March 2018 — Kuota International v EUIPO — Sintema Sport (K)

14.5.2018   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 166/34
            
         Action brought on 1 March 2018 — Kuota International v EUIPO — Sintema Sport (K)
   (Case T-136/18)
   (2018/C 166/44)
   Language in which the application was lodged: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Kuota International Corp. Ltd (British Virgin Islands) (represented by: C. Herissay Ducamp, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sintema Sport Srl (Albiate, Italy)
   
      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: European Union figurative trade mark K — European Union trade mark No 11 380 771
   
      Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
   
      Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2017 in Case R 3111/2014-1
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               hold and rule that the present action is admissible;
            
         
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               annul the contested decision in so far as it found that the applicant did not provide evidence of bad faith and held that the action seeking a declaration of invalidity based on Article 59(1)(b) of the EUTMR may not be allowed;
            
         
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               declare European Union trade mark No 11 380 771 invalid on the basis of Article 59(1)(b) of the EUTMR;
            
         
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               order EUIPO to pay the costs.
            
         
      Plea in law
   
   
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               Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001.