Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:219
Date: 2021-04-28
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Action brought on 26 May 2020 — France Agro v EUIPO — Chafay (Choumicha Saveurs) (Case T-311/20) Language in which the application was lodged: French Parties Applicant: France Agro (Avignon, France) (represented by: C. de Haas, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Choumicha Chafay (Casablanca, Morocco) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark Choumicha Saveurs in the colours red, orange, yellow, burgundy, gold and white — Application for registration No 13 866 553 Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 March 2020 in Case R 1621/2019-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in the present proceedings. Plea in law Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________