30.5.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 191/37
Action brought on 23 March 2016 — PayPal v EUIPO — Hub Culture (VENMO)
(Case T-132/16)
(2016/C 191/49)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: PayPal, Inc. (San Jose, California, United States) (represented by: A. Renck, lawyer and I. Junkar, Solicitor)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hub Culture Ltd (Hamilton, Bermuda)
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 ‘VENMO’ — EU trade mark No 9 509 357
Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 January 2016 in Case R 2974/2014-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision;
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order that the costs of the proceeding be borne by EUIPO and by the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal if it joins as intervener.
Plea in law
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Infringement of Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
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