23.1.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 22/48 |
Action brought on 17 November 2016 — MIP Metro v EUIPO — Afnor (N & NF TRADING)
(Case T-807/16)
(2017/C 022/65)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: J.-C. Plate and R. Kaase, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Association française de normalisation (Afnor) (La Plaine Saint-Denis, France)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark ‘N & NF TRADING’ — International registration No 1 086 884 designating the European Union
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 July 2016 in Case R 1109/2015-1
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision; |
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order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings. |
Plea in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. |