Action brought on 12 April 2017 — M J Quinlan & Associates v EUIPO — Intersnack Group (Shape of a kangaroo)

(Case T-219/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: M J Quinlan & Associates Pty Ltd (Hope Island, Queensland, Australia) (represented by: M. Freiherr von Welser and A. Bender, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU tridimensional mark (Shape of a kangaroo) — European Union trade mark No 13 342

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 January 2017 in Case R 218/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs;

conduct an oral hearing, in order to ensure the parties’ right to a full hearing.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 51(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 15(2) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 51(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 15(1)(2)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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