Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:887
Date: 2018-12-07
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Action brought on 28 July 2017 — Edison v EUIPO (EDISON) (Case T-471/17) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Edison SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: F. Boscariol de Roberto, D. Martucci and I. Gatto, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark containing the word element ‘EDISON’ — Application for registration No 3 315 991 Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2017 in Case R 1355/2016-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Plea in law Incorrect exclusion from Class 4 of the Eighth Edition of the Nice Classification of ‘Electricity’ on the ground that it does not fall under the category of ‘fuel (including motor spirits)’, ‘motor fuels’ and ‘illuminants’. ____________