Action brought on 6 June 2019 — Martínez Albainox v EUIPO — Taser International (TASER)

(Case T-342/19)

(2019/C 255/63)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Martínez Albainox, SL (Albacete, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Taser International, Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark TASER in colours black, yellow and red — European Union trade mark No 11 710 134

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2019 in Case R 1576/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision expressly declaring the validity of the European Union trademark No. 11 710 134‘TASER’ (fig.) for all registered goods in class 18 and 25;

—	order EUIPO and the intervening party, Taser International, Inc., to pay all the costs of the dispute before the General Court, including those relating to the procedure before the Board of Appeal.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in conjunction Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.