13.11.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/57

(Case T-652/17)

(2017/C 382/71)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Eddy’s Snack Company GmbH (Lügde, Germany) (represented by: M. Decker, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (Kilchberg, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Eddy’s Snackcompany’ — Application for registration No 14 363 931

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 July 2017 in Case R 1999/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—annul the contested decision;

—definitively reject the other party’s opposition to trade mark application No 14363931 ‘Eddy’s Snackcompany’ submitted by Eddy’s Snack Company GmbH;

—order EUIPO to allow trade mark application No 14363931 ‘Eddy’s Snackcompany’ to proceed to registration for all designated goods;

—at the very least, order EUIPO to grant trade mark application No 14363931 ‘Eddy’s Snackcompany’ for all designated goods in Classes 29, 31 and 32;

—order the other party or EUIPO jointly or individually to pay the applicant’s costs, disbursements and fees in the proceedings before the Court and in the opposition and appeal proceedings before EUIPO.

Pleas in law

—Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;

—Infringement of Article 74(1) of Regulation No 207/2009.