Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:441
Date: 2018-07-12
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Spain

Action brought on 7 November 2016 – Consejo Regulador del Cava v EUIPO – Cave de Tain L'Hermitage, union des propriétaires (CAVE DE TAIN) (Case T-774/16) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Consejo Regulador del Cava (Villafranca del Penedès, Spain) (represented by: C. Prat, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Cave de Tain L'Hermitage, union des proprietaires (Tain L'Hermitage, France) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: EU word figurative mark in colours containing the word elements ‘CAVE DE TAIN’– EU trade mark No 11 345 824 Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2016 in Case R 980/2015-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision in so far as it does not invalidate the Contested EUTM with regard to “sparkling wines with a registered designation of origin”; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 in relation to Articles 102(1)(b) and 103(2)(b) of Regulation No 1308/2013. ____________