Case T-231/18: Action brought on 4 April 2018 — Et Djili Soy Dzhihangir Ibryam v EUIPO — Lupu (Djili)
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Action brought on 4 April 2018 — Et Djili Soy Dzhihangir Ibryam v EUIPO — Lupu (Djili)
(Case T-231/18)2018/C 200/58Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Et Djili Soy Dzhihangir Ibryam (Dulovo, Bulgaria) (represented by: C. Romiţan, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Victor Lupu (Bucharest, Romania)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark Djili — Application for registration No 15 497 662
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 January 2018 in Case R 1902/2017-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision;
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reject Lupu Victor’s appeal;
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order the opponent and the appellant Lupu Victor to bear the costs of the proceedings.
Pleas in law
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The Board of Appeal erred in finding that there was an aural similarity between the signs;
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The Board of Appeal erred in finding that the conceptual comparison had no relevance in the case.
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