Action brought on 28 August 2023 – Haddad v EUIPO – Celebi (CELEBRITI)

(Case T-538/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Lucien Haddad (Paris, France) (represented by: V. Bouchara and A. Maier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Zeynep Celebi (Nürnberg, Germany)

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: European Union figurative mark CELEBRITI – European Union trade mark No 12 491 684

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 June 2023 in Case R 2221/2022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and Zeynep Celebi to bear their own costs of the proceedings and to jointly pay those incurred by Lucien Haddad, including the costs incurred for the proceedings before the EUIPO.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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