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3.4.2017 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 104/59 |
Action brought on 3 February 2017 — Schmid v EUIPO — Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Steirisches Kürbiskernöl)
(Case T-72/17)
(2017/C 104/83)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Gabriele Schmid (Halbenrain, Austria) (represented by: B. Kuchar, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Graz, Austria)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the mark at issue: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark ‘Steirisches Kürbiskernöl’ — International registration No 900 100
Proceedings before EUIPO: Revocation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2016 in Case R 1768/2015-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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amend the contested decision and declare the mark IR No 900 100 to be revoked for the EU for all goods; in the alternative |
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annul the contested decision on account of the failure to provide evidence of use of IR No 900 100 as a trade mark and refer the proceedings back to EUIPO; |
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in any event, order the proprietor of the mark to pay the applicant’s costs incurred in the proceedings before EUIPO and in the present proceedings. |
Pleas in law
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infringement of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009; |
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infringement of Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009; |
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infringement of Article 55(1) of Regulation No 207/2009. |