30.4.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 152/57
Action brought on 02 March 2018 — Theodorakidi v EUIPO — Benopoulou (THYREOS VASSILIKI)
(Case T-160/18)
(2018/C 152/67)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Vassiliki Theodorakidi (Veroia, Greece) (represented by: F. Ikonomidou Ikonomou, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vassiliki Benopoulou (Kifissia, Greece).
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark THYREOS VASSILIKI — EU trade mark No 8 206 963
Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 December 2017 in Case R 40/2017-4.
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision and, consequently, reject the invalidity action;
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order EUIPO and the other party to pay the costs, including the costs incurred before the Court, the Board of Appeal of EUIPO and the Cancellation Division.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001;
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The Board of Appeal of EUIPO erred in law when stating that the other party is ‘widely known’;
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Infringement of the obligation to state reasons;
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The Board of Appeal of EUIPO erred when accepting that there should be no restriction as to the goods/services the invalidity should be accepted for.
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