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Document 62018TN0267

    Case T-267/18: Action brought on 30 April 2018 — Iceland Foods v EUIPO — Íslandsstofa (INSPIRED BY ICELAND)

    IO C 231, 2.7.2018, p. 37–37 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Date of document:
    30/04/2018
    Date lodged:
    30/04/2018
    Author:
    Cúirt Ghinearálta
    Form:
    Faisnéis bhreithiúnach
    Authentic language:
    Béarla
    Type of procedure:
    Caingean le haghaidh neamhniú
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    Case T-267/18: Action brought on 30 April 2018 — Iceland Foods v EUIPO — Íslandsstofa (INSPIRED BY ICELAND)

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    Action brought on 30 April 2018 — Iceland Foods v EUIPO — Íslandsstofa (INSPIRED BY ICELAND)

    (Case T-267/18)

    2018/C 231/47Language in which the application was lodged: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Iceland Foods Ltd (Deeside, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, QC, J. Hertzog, C. Hill and J. Warner, Solicitors)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Íslandsstofa (Reykjavik, Iceland)

    Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

    Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

    Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark INSPIRED BY ICELAND — Application for registration No 14 350 094

    Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

    Contested decision: Interim Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 February 2018 in Case R 340/2017-5

    Form of order sought

    The applicant claims that the Court should:

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    annul the contested decision;

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    order EUIPO and the other party to bear their own costs and pay those of the applicant.

    Pleas in law

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    Infringement of Article 71 of Regulation No 2017/1001 by failing to decide the appeal;

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    Infringement of an essential procedural requirement under Article 72 of Regulation No 2017/1001 in that the Board acted contrary to the principles of procedural economy and fairness in deciding to remit the case for re-examination of the contested mark on absolute grounds, while also pre-judging the applicability of absolute grounds without hearing from the applicant for annulment, thereby acting contrary to the principle of audi alteram partem.
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