Action brought on 1st October 2021 – Eurol v EUIPO – Pernsteiner (eurol LUBRICANTS)

(Case T-636/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Eurol BV (Nijverdal, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Driessen and G. van Roeyen, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: August Wolfgang Pernsteiner (Feldkirchen an der Donau, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark eurol LUBRICANTS – International registration designating the European Union No 1 219 171

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 July 2021 in Case R 2403/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order August Wolfgang Pernsteiner and EUIPO to bear the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in connection with Articles 8(2)(ii), 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 16(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/2436 and Article 18(2) in connection with Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 10(2), (3) and (4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;

Infringement of Article 18(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 10(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;

Infringement of Article 64(2) and (3) in conjunction with Article 47(2) and (3) and Article 8(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 19 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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