Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:62
Date: 2024-02-07
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 31 May 2023 – WeinArt Handelsgesellschaft v EUIPO – Donnafugata (KABI) (Case T-302/23) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: WeinArt Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Geisenheim, Germany) (represented by: M. Heinrich, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Donnafugata Srl (Marsala, Italy) 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 word mark KABI – Application for registration No 18 178 376 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 March 2023 in Case R 2064/2022-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision and order the registration of the trade mark at issue for the contested goods; order the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to bear the applicant’s costs for the proceedings, including the opposition, the appeal proceedings and the proceedings concerning the application before the General Court. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________