Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 94/33 |

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Action brought on 22 January 2018 — Marriott Worldwide v EUIPO — AC Milan (AC MILAN)

(Case T-28/18)

(2018/C 094/44)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Marriott Worldwide Corp. (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) (represented by: A. Reid, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: AC Milan SpA (Milan, Italy)

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: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark containing the word elements ‘AC MILAN’ – International registration designating the European Union No 1 182 615

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 November 2017 in Case R 356/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision and reject the EUTM application for the contested services; and |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the applicant’s costs of and occasioned by this appeal. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001. |

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