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Document 62017TN0832
Case T-832/17: Action brought on 22 December 2017 — achtung! v EUIPO (achtung!)
Case T-832/17: Action brought on 22 December 2017 — achtung! v EUIPO (achtung!)
Case T-832/17: Action brought on 22 December 2017 — achtung! v EUIPO (achtung!)
IO C 63, 19.2.2018, p. 21–21
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
19.2.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 63/21 |
Action brought on 22 December 2017 — achtung! v EUIPO (achtung!)
(Case T-832/17)
(2018/C 063/28)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: achtung! GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: G.J. Seelig and D. Bischof, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark containing the word element ‘achtung!’ — International registration No 1 297 443
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 October 2017 in Case R 490/2017-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the defendant of 23 October 2017 (Case R 490/2017-4); |
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amend the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the defendant of 23 October 2017 (Case R 490/2017-4) in such a way that international registration No 1 297 443 ‘achtung!’ (word/figure) is protected for the European Union; |
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order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings and the costs necessarily incurred by the applicant for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. |
Pleas in law
In support of the action, the applicant alleges an infringement pursuant to Article 72(2) of Regulation 2017/1001. The defendant, it submits, erred in law in assessing the distinctive character of the trade mark under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 and infringed the principles of equal treatment and sound administration.