29.5.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 168/33
Action brought on 5 April 2017 — Romantik Hotels & Restaurants v EUIPO — Hotel Preidlhof (ROMANTIK)
(Case T-213/17)
(2017/C 168/43)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Romantik Hotels & Restaurants AG (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: S. Hofmann and W. Göpfert, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hotel Preidlhof GmbH (Naturns, Italy)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘ROMANTIK’ — EU trade mark No 2 527 109
Procedure before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 February 2017 in Case R 1257/2016-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision, in so far as the declaration that EU trade mark No 2 527 109 ‘ROMANTIK’ (a word mark) is invalid is confirmed in that decision;
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order EUIPO to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with Article 52(1)(a) thereof;
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Infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with Article 52(2) thereof.
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