Action brought on 23 March 2016 — Deutsche Post v EUIPO — bpost (BEPOST)

(Case T-118/16)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Deutsche Post AG (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: K. Hamacher and G. Müllejans, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: bpost NV (Brussels, Belgium)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘BEPOST’ — Application No 8 897 829

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 January 2016 in Case R 3107/2014-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

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

Infringement of Article 8(4) and (5) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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