18.12.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 437/33
Action brought on 27 September 2017 — Anabi Blanga v EUIPO — Polo/Lauren (HPC POLO)
(Case T-657/17)
(2017/C 437/40)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Gidon Anabi Blanga (Mexico, Mexico) (represented by: M. Sanmartín Sanmartín, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: The Polo/Lauren Company LP (New York, New York, United States)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘HPC POLO’ — Application for registration No 13 531 462
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 June 2017 in Case R 2368/2016-1
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 bear its own costs and pay the costs of the applicant.
Plea in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) Regulation No 207/2009.
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