24.9.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/26


Action brought on 30 July 2018 — Audimas v EUIPO — Audi (AUDIMAS)

(Case T-467/18)

(2018/C 341/37)

Language in which the application was lodged: Lithuanian

Parties

Applicant: Audimas AB (Kaunas, Lithuania) (represented by: G. Domkutė-Lukauskienė, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Figurative trade mark AUDIMAS, which is the subject of an international registration designating the European Union — International registration designating the European Union No 1 251 000

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2018 in Case R 2425/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision and maintain registration No 1 251 000 of the applicant’s trade mark ‘AUDIMAS’ for goods and services in Classes 18, 25 and 35 of the Nice Classification;

order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal (if that party should intervene in the present proceedings) to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.