3.6.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 187/89
Action brought on 18 April 2019 — Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne v EUIPO (BIOTON)
(Case T-255/19)
(2019/C 187/96)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG (Aichstetten, Germany) (represented by: E. Strauß, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU word mark BIOTON — Application for registration No 17 746 009
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 February 2019 in Case R 1887/2018-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision and allow the EU trade mark application BIOTON to proceed to registration in respect of all the goods applied for;
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in the alternative, refer the case back to EUIPO with the direction to alter the contested decision and register EU trade mark No 17 746 009 BIOTON;
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order EUIPO to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
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Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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