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Official Journal of the European Union

C 330/11

(Case T-463/17)

(2017/C 330/14)

Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties

Applicant: Raise Conseil (Paris, France) (represented by: F. Fajgenbaum, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Raizers (Paris)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘RAISE’ — European Union trade mark No 11 508 967

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 May 2017 in Case R 1606/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—annul the contested decision to the extent that it declared invalid EU trade mark RAISE No 11 508 967 for lack of distinctiveness within the meaning of Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR in relation to the following services in Class 36: ‘Financial affairs; financial information; financial management; financing services; financial analysis; mutual funds and capital investments; financial consultancy; financial sponsorship; financing (loan) business; financial evaluation (insurance, banking, real estate); setting up and investment of funds; factoring; issue of tokens of value; stock exchange quotations; securities brokerage; monetary affairs; exchanging money; fiscal valuations and assessments; real estate affairs; insurance; provident fund services; direct banking; issuing of travellers’ cheques or credit cards; real estate appraisal; real estate management’;

—order the company Raizers, applicant in the action for a declaration of invalidity, to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of the company Raise Conseil, including representation expenses.

Plea in law

—Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.