19.6.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 195/10


Appeal brought on 23 February 2017 by Verus Eood against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 July 2016 in Case T-82/14, Copernicus-Trademarks v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

(Case C-101/17 P)

(2017/C 195/15)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Verus Eood (represented by: C. Pfitzer, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office, Maquet

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

set aside the judgment in Case T-82/14 in its entirety;

in the alternative: set aside the judgment in Case T-82/14 and, on the basis of a distortion of the facts in that judgment, refer the case back to the General Court;

order the respondent to pay the costs of the proceedings in all instances.

Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The appellant puts forward the following grounds in support of its appeal:

(1)

infringement of Regulation No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009, (1) in particular Article 52 thereof

(2)

infringement of Regulation No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009, in particular Article 75 thereof

(3)

infringement of Regulation No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009, in particular Article 76 thereof

(4)

infringement of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on ‘trade mark applications made in bad faith’

(5)

infringement of the ‘fundamental rights catalogue’ of the Court of Justice of the European Union

(6)

infringement of international law, namely the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

(7)

infringement of international law, namely the TRIPS Agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual-Property Rights)

(8)

infringement of Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

(9)

infringement of Article 17(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

(10)

infringement of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

(11)

infringement of Article 17 of the ‘1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights’

(12)

infringement of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and its additional protocols, in particular Article 1 of Protocol No 1

(13)

infringement of Article 6 ECHR — Right to a fair trial, in particular relating to distorted or false findings of fact, imputations, false accusations, denigrations, libel, slander


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark, OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1.