(Case T-706/21 Action brought on 3November 2021– Balaban v EUIPO (Stahlwerkstatt)

Action brought on 3November 2021– Balaban v EUIPO (Stahlwerkstatt)

(Case T-706/21)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Okan Balaban (Bornheim, Germany) (represented by: T.Schaaf, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘Stahlwerkstatt’– Application for registration No18219170

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2September 2021 in CaseR 1987/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

change the defendant’s refusal decision of 27August 2020 and the contested decision and order the defendant to register the trade mark for education and training services in Class 41;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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