Action brought on 20 January 2017 – Kwang Yang Motor v EUIPO – Schmidt (CK1)

(Case T-45/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) (represented by: A. González Hähnlein and A. Kleinheyer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Udo Schmidt (Reken, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘CK1’ – Application for registration No 12 514 956

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 November 2016 in Case R 2193/2015-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

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

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