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(2017/C 437/47)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Applicant: Christos Ntolas (Wuppertal, Germany) (represented by: C. Renger, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: General Nutrition Investment Co. (Delaware, Arizona, United States)
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘GN Laboratories’ — Application for registration No 11 223 559
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 July 2017 in Case R 2358/2016-5
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—annul the contested decision;
—reject the opposition brought against the application for the Community Trademark No 011223559;
—order EUIPO to pay the costs.
—Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.