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(2023/C 179/97)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Applicant: Simpson Performance Products, Inc. (New Braunfels, Texas, United States) (represented by: J. Götz, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Andreas Freundlieb (Berlin, Germany)
Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark BANDIT — Application No 18 179 533
Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 January 2023 in Case R 784/2022-2
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—annul the contested decision;
—dismiss EU trade mark application No 18 179 533 BANDIT;
in the alternative:
—refer the proceedings back to another Board of Appeal of EUIPO for a fresh hearing and decision;
—order EUIPO to pay the costs.
—Infringement of Article 107 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 3(1) and Article 20(3) of the Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany);
—Infringement of the second sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.