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:
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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; |
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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.