10.4.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/43


Action brought on 7 February 2017 — Erwin Müller v EUIPO — Novus Tablet Technology Finland (NOVUS)

(Case T-89/17)

(2017/C 112/60)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Erwin Müller GmbH (Lingen, Germany) (represented by: N. Grüger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Novus Tablet Technology Finland Oy (Turku, Finland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘NOVUS’ — Application for registration No 13 206 611

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 November 2016 in Case R 2413/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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Annul in part the contested decision and the decision of the Opposition Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office of 2 October 2015, Application No B 2 456 336, namely in so far as they relate to goods in Class 9 — ‘bags adapted for laptops; holders adapted for mobile phones; computer peripheral devices’;

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order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law

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Infringement of Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009;

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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.