Action brought on 7 September 2017 – All Star v EUIPO – Carrefour Hypermarchés (Shape of a shoe sole)

(Case T-611/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: All Star CV (Beaverton, Oregon, United States) (represented by: R. Kunze, G. Würtenberger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Carrefour Hypermarchés (Evry, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU tridimensional mark (Shape of a shoe sole) – EU trade mark No 7 497 373

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2017 in Case R 952/2014-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Articles 62, 63 and 64 of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Articles 75 and 78 of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Articles 63 and 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 and of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

Infringement of Articles 52(1) and 7(1) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Articles 52(2) and 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 77 of Regulation No 207/2009.

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