Action brought on 5 December 2016 – Rare Hospitality International v EUIPO (LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE)
(Case T-856/16)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Rare Hospitality International, Inc. (Orlando, Florida, United States) (represented by: I. Lázaro Betancor, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE’ – Application for registration No 13 948 682
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 September 2016 in Case R 2149/2015-5
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 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009;
Infringement of principle of equal treatment and sound administration.
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