16.4.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 134/32 |
Action brought on 19 February 2018 — Cabell v EUIPO — Zorro Productions (ZORRO)
(Case T-96/18)
(2018/C 134/46)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Robert W. Cabell (Renton, Washington, United States) (represented by: K. Bröcker, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Zorro Productions, Inc. (Berkeley, California, United States)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ZORRO — EU trade mark No 5 399 787
Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 December 2017 in Case R 1637/2015-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision; |
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uphold the application for a declaration of partial invalidity of European Union trade mark registration No 5 399 787 for all the contested goods and services; |
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order EUIPO to pay the costs. |
Plea in law
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Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) in conjunction with Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation No 2017/1001. |