Action brought on 20 February 2017 – M&T Emporia Ilektrikon-Ilektronikon Eidon v. EUIPO (fluo.)

(Case T-120/17)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: M&T Emporia Ilektrikon-Ilektronikon Eidon AE (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: A. Spyridonos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘fluo’ – Application for registration No 14 664 486

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 December 2016 in Case R 863/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision in the part that it has rejected the trade mark in question and allow the trade mark to be registered for all the goods of class 9 of the Nice classification applied for;

order EUIPO to pay the overall costs of the proceedings of all instances.

Plea in law

Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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