Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 20.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 53/45 |

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Action brought on 2 January 2017 — La Mafia Franchises v EUIPO — Italy (La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA)

(Case T-1/17)

(2017/C 053/55)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: La Mafia Franchises, SL (Zaragoza, Spain) (represented by I. Sempere Massa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Republic of Italy

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA’ — EU trade mark No 5 510 921

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 October 2016 in Case R 803/2016-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | declare the contested European Union Trademark No 5 510 921 ‘LA MAFIA SE SIENTA A LA MESA’ valid; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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