26.2.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 72/43
Action brought on 9 January 2018 — Holzer y Cia v EUIPO — Annco (ANN TAYLOR)
(Case T-3/18)
(2018/C 072/55)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Holzer y Cia, SA de CV (Mexico City, Mexico) (represented by: N. Fernández Fernández-Pacheco, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Annco, Inc. (New York, New York, United States)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘ANN TAYLOR’ — EU trade mark No 9 865 651
Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 November 2017 in Case R 2370/2016-2
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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admit the action;
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annul the contested decision;
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confirm the validity of the registration of the EUTM No 9 865 651 ‘ANN TAYLOR’ for all the products for which the said application sought protection;
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order the intervener to pay the costs of the procedure.
Plea in law
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The Board of Appeal erred in his analysis regarding: the existence of confusing similarity between the conflicting signs and the knowledge of the proprietor of a confusingly similar trademark when filing its application; the intentions of the proprietor at the time of filing its trademark; the probative value given to the evidences submitted by the cancellation applicant and the burden of proof.
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