29.10.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 392/29 |
Order of the General Court of 30 May 2018 — PJ v EUIPO — Erdmann & Rossi (Erdmann & Rossi)
(Case T-664/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Representation by a lawyer who is not an independent third party with regard to the applicant - Replacement of a party to the proceedings - Transfer of the rights of the EU trade mark applicant - Representation by a lawyer who is not an independent third party with regard to the applicant for replacement - Inadmissibility))
(2018/C 392/36)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: PJ (represented by: S., lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, and subsequently by A. Söder, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Erdmann & Rossi GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: H. Kunz-Hallstein and R. Kunz-Hallstein, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 July 2016 (Case R 1670/2015-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Erdmann & Rossi and PJ.
Operative part of the order
1. |
The action shall be dismissed as inadmissible. |
2. |
There is no need to adjudicate on the application for replacement. |
3. |
PJ is to pay the costs. |
4. |
[Y]-GmbH, and each party, is to bear its own costs relating to the application for replacement. |