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Official Journal of the European Union

C 104/59

(Case T-72/17)

(2017/C 104/83)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Gabriele Schmid (Halbenrain, Austria) (represented by: B. Kuchar, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Graz, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the mark at issue: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark ‘Steirisches Kürbiskernöl’ — International registration No 900 100

Proceedings before EUIPO: Revocation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2016 in Case R 1768/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—amend the contested decision and declare the mark IR No 900 100 to be revoked for the EU for all goods;

in the alternative

—annul the contested decision on account of the failure to provide evidence of use of IR No 900 100 as a trade mark and refer the proceedings back to EUIPO;

—in any event, order the proprietor of the mark to pay the applicant’s costs incurred in the proceedings before EUIPO and in the present proceedings.

Pleas in law

—infringement of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009;

—infringement of Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009;

—infringement of Article 55(1) of Regulation No 207/2009.