Action brought on 8 March 2017 – Marriott Worldwide v EUIPO – Graf (Representation of a winged bull)

(Case T-151/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Marriott Worldwide Corp. (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) (represented by: A. Reid, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Johann Graf (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark (Representation of a winged bull) – EU trade mark No 10 511 723

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 January 2017 in Case R 165/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 53(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 53(2)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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