Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2023:246
Date: 2023-05-10
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Action brought on 12 July 2022 – Vanhove v EUIPO – Aldi Einkauf (bistro Régent) (Case T-437/22) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Vanhove (Bordeaux, France) (represented by: N. Castagnon, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aldi Einkauf SE & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark bistro Régent – Application for registration No 18 136 358 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 May 2022 in Case R 1113/2021-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; grant the European Union trade mark registration in respect of the designated “wines” in Class 33; order EUIPO and, in case of an intervention, also the intervener to pay the costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________