Action brought on 2 July 2021 – documentus Deutschland v EUIPO – Reisswolf (REISSWOLF)

(Case T-374/21)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: documentus Deutschland GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: D. Weller, V. Wolf and A. Wulff)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Reisswolf Akten- und Datenvernichtung GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg)

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 word mark REISSWOLF – EU trade mark No 5 791 751

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 March 2021 in Case R 2354/2019-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision and confirm the decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO of 9 September 2019 in cancellation proceedings (invalidity) No 17 081 C concerning the EU trade mark REISSWOLF, No 5791751;

order EUIPO to pay the costs including the costs incurred in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 59(2) in conjunction with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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