Action brought on 29 November 2016 — dm-drogerie markt v EUIPO — Digital Print Group O. Schimek (Foto Paradies)

(Case T-843/16)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG (Karlsruhe, Germany) (represented by: T. Strack and O. Bludovsky, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Digital Print Group O. Schimek GmbH (Nürnberg, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘Foto Paradies’ — European Union trade mark No 10 707 933

Procedure before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 September 2016 in Case R 1194/2015-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 52(1)(a), in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b), of Regulation No 207/2009.

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