Action brought on 4 February 2020 — Kneissl Holding v EUIPO — LS 9 (KNEISSL)

(Case T-65/20)

(2020/C 103/48)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Kneissl Holding GmbH (Ebbs, Austria) (represented by: O. Nilgen and A. Kockläuner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: LS 9 GmbH (Munich, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark KNEISSL — EU trade mark No 291 377

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2019 in Case R 2265/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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annul the contested decision in so far as it revoked EU trade mark No 291 377 KNEISSL for the following goods: ‘sports bags’ in Class 18 and ‘sportswear, leisurewear, weather protection clothing; ski suits; ski trousers; ski anoraks, underwear, headgear’ in Class 25, and dismiss the corresponding application for revocation;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.