Official Journal of the European Union

C series

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C/2025/3546

(Case T-297/25)

(C/2025/3546)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Heinz Thomas Altendorfer (Grieskirchen, Austria) (represented by: M. Gaderer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Haus zur Hanse GmbH & Co. KG (Braunschweig, 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: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark ‘OX’ – International registration designating the European Union No 1 141 347

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 March 2025 in Case R 521/2024-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—annul the contested decision;

—order EUIPO to pay the costs;

and, in the alternative:

—annul the contested decision;

—uphold the revocation decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO of 9 January 2024 (case reference: 000046214C);

—order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

—Infringement of Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 27(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;

—Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Article 296 TFEU (and therefore of Articles 41 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union);

—Infringement of Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

—Infringement of Article 198(2) in conjunction with Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3546/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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