Action brought on 17 April 2021 – Ignacio Carrasco v EUIPO – Santos Carrasco Manzano (La Hoja del Carrasco)
(Case T-209/21)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Ignacio Carrasco SL (Guijuelo, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Donoso Romero, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Santos Carrasco Manzano SA (Guijuelo, Spain)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: Figurative mark La Hoja del Carrasco – EU trade mark application No 15 670 813
Procedure before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 February 2021 in Case R 175/2020-1
Forms of order sought
The applicant claims that the General Court should:
Annul the contested decision in its entirety;
Consequently, dismiss the application for a declaration of invalidity in its entirety;
Order EUIPO and Santos Carrasco Manzano SA to pay the costs.
Plea in law
Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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