17.7.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 231/46
Action brought on 18 May 2017 — Sata v EUIPO — Zhejiang Rongpeng Air Tools (4000)
(Case T-303/17)
(2017/C 231/58)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Sata GmbH & Co. KG (Kornwestheim, Germany) (represented by: M.-C. Simon, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Zhejiang Rongpeng Air Tools Co. Ltd (Pengjie Town, China)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: The sign ‘4000’ — EU trade mark No 12 333 548
Procedure before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 March 2017 in Case R 654/2016-4
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;
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in the event that the respondent before the Board of Appeal decides to intervene in the proceedings, order that intervener to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009;
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Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;
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Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;
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Infringement of the principle of equal treatment and the principle of sound administration.
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