26.2.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 72/45
Action brought on 3 January 2018 — Hamburg Beer Company v EUIPO (Hamburg BEER COMPANY)
(Case T-5/18)
(2018/C 072/57)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Hamburg Beer Company GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch and M. Alber, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘Hamburg BEER COMPANY’ — Application for registration No 15 272 743
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 September 2017 in Case R 436/2017-5
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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Infringement of Article 7(1)(b), in conjunction with Article 7(2), of Regulation No 207/2009;
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Infringement of Article 7(1)(c), in conjunction with Article 7(2), of Regulation No 207/2009.
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