Case T-340/18: Action brought on 31 May 2018 — Gibson Brands v EUIPO — Wilfer (Shape of a guitar)
Action brought on 31 May 2018 — Gibson Brands v EUIPO — Wilfer
(Shape of a guitar)
(Case T-340/18)
2018/C 249/54Language of the case: EnglishParties
Applicant: Gibson Brands, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee, United States) (represented by: K. Hughes, Solicitor, A. Renck and C. Stöber, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hans-Peter Wilfer (Markeneukirchen, Germany)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of a guitar) — European Union trade mark No 9 179 953
Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 March 2018 in Case R 415/2017-2
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision; |
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order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by the Defendant and the Other Party before the Board of Appeal in the event that it intervenes in the proceedings. |
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 52(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009; |
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Infringement of Article 52(2) in conjunction with Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009. |