17.7.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 231/43
Action brought on 15 May 2017 — VSM v EUIPO (WE KNOW ABRASIVES)
(Case T-297/17)
(2017/C 231/53)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: VSM . Vereinigte Schmirgel- und Maschinen-Fabriken AG (Hanover, Germany) (represented by: M. Horak, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘WE KNOW ABRASIVES’ — Application for registration No 15 063 522
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 March 2017 in Case R 1595/2016-4
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 to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
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Breach of Article 7(1)(b), in conjunction with Article 7(2), of Regulation No 207/2009;
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Breach of Article 63(1), in conjunction with Articles 58 and 59, of Regulation No 207/2009, breach of Article 63(2) of Regulation No 207/2009, and thus infringement of the principle of audi alteram partem.
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