Action brought on 20 December 2016 — Puma v EUIPO — Senator (TRINOMIC)
(Case T-896/16)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: M. Schunke, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Senator GmbH & Co. KGaA (Groß-Bieberau, Germany)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘TRINOMIC’ — Application No 12 697 074
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 October 2016 in Case R 70/2016-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision;
order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred in the appeal proceedings.
Pleas in law
Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;
Infringement of the principle of equal treatment and of the principle that the administration is bound by its own decisions.
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