16.4.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 134/27
Action brought on 9 February 2018 — Bekat v EUIPO — Borbet (ARBET)
(Case T-79/18)
(2018/C 134/38)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Arif Oliver Bekat (Esslingen, Germany) (represented by: P. Kohl, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Borbet GmbH (Hallenberg, Germany)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark ARBET — Application for registration No 14 320 915
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 December 2017 in Case R 1117/2017-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision and dismiss the intervener’s appeal of 26 May 2017 against the decision of the Opposition Division of 30 March 2017;
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order the intervener to pay the costs, including those incurred in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.
Plea in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001.
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