Action brought on 22 February 2017 – Devin v EUIPO – Haskovo (DEVIN)

(Case T-122/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Devin AD (Devin, Bulgaria) (represented by: B. Van Asbroeck, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Haskovo, Bulgaria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘DEVIN’ – EU trade mark No 9 408 865

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 December 2016 in Case R 579/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

annul the Cancellation Division’s decision dated 29 January 2016 in the case No 9 559;

entirely or at least partially reject the Cancellation Applicant’s application for invalidity of the EU trade mark ‘DEVIN’ No 9408865 for all the designated goods in class 32;

order EUIPO to bear its own costs and pay those of the applicant.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 52(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;

To the extent that the Board of Appeal has not infringed Article 7(1)(c), infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 .

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