20.6.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 222/29
Action brought on 26 April 2016 — repowermap v EUIPO — Repower (REPOWER)
(Case T-188/16)
(2016/C 222/37)
Language in which the application was lodged: French
Parties
Applicant: (Bern, Switzerland) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Repower AG (Brusio, Switzerland)
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 ‘REPOWER’ — International registration No 1 020 351
Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 February 2016 in Case R 2311/2014-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—
annul the contested decision;
—
declare the trade mark at issue invalid for all of the services and goods not declared invalid by the contested decision, with the exception of the packaging and storage of goods (Class 39); travel arrangement (Class 39); fire-extinguishing apparatus (Class 9);
—
order EUIPO and Repower AG to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
—
Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009;
—
Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009.