Action brought on 19 February 2018 – Cabell v EUIPO – Zorro Productions (ZORRO)

(Case T-96/18)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Robert W. Cabell (Renton, Washington, United States) (represented by: K. Bröcker, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Zorro Productions, Inc. (Berkeley, California, United States)

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 ZORRO – EU trade mark No 5 399 787

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 December 2017 in Case R 1637/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

uphold the application for a declaration of partial invalidity of European Union trade mark registration No 5 399 787 for all the contested goods and services;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) in conjunction with Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation No 2017/1001.

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