29.1.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 32/46
Action brought on 6 December 2017 — Mouldpro v EUIPO — Wenz Kunststoff (MOULDPRO)
(Case T-796/17)
(2018/C 032/61)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Mouldpro ApS (Ballerup, Denmark) (represented by: W Rebernik, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Wenz Kunststoff GmbH & Co. KG (Lüdenscheid, Germany)
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 ‘MOULDPRO’ — EU trade mark No 10 022 317
Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 October 2017 in Case R 2153/2015-4
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, including the costs of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.
Pleas in law
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Unlawful registration by an agent or representative, CTMR article 51(1)(b), in conjunction with article 8(3);
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Earlier non registered trademark rights used in the course of trade CTMR article 53(1)(c), in conjunction with article 8(4);
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The EUTM was applied in bad faith by the proprietor CMTR article 52(1)(b).