10.4.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 112/43 |
Action brought on 6 February 2017 — Steiniger v EUIPO — ista Deutschland (IST)
(Case T-80/17)
(2017/C 112/59)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Ingo Steiniger (Nümbrecht, Germany) (represented by: K. Schulze Horn, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: ista Deutschland GmbH (Essen, Germany)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant for registration of the trade mark at issue: The applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘IST’ — Application for registration No 10 673 812
Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2016 in Case R 2242/2015-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision and the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 24 September 2015; |
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vary the contested decision in such a way that the objection is rejected in its entirety; |
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order EUIPO to pay the costs, including the costs incurred in the course of the appeal proceedings. |
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 8 of Regulation No 207/2009; |
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Infringement of Rule 20(6) of Regulation No 2868/95. |