Action brought on 6 February 2017 – Danjaq v EUIPO – Formosan (Shaken, not stirred)

(Case T-74/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Danjaq, LLC (Los Angeles, California, United States) (represented by: S. Baran and G. Messenger, barristers, D. Stone and A. Dykes, solicitors)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Formosan IP (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Shaken, not stirred’ – Application for registration No 13 406 343

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of in Case R 255/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and the intervener bear their own costs and pay those of the applicant.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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