Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/55 |

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Action brought on 11 April 2022 — Eggers & Franke v EUIPO — E. & J. Gallo Winery (EF)

(Case T-183/22)

(2022/C 207/73)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Eggers & Franke Holding GmbH (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: A. Ebert-Weidenfeller and H. Förster, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: E. & J. Gallo Winery (Modesto, California, United States)

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 figurative mark EF — Application for registration No 17 927 894

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 February 2022 in Case R 729/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | order EUIPO and in case of an intervention also the intervener to pay the costs. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council |

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