Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 368/33 |

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Action brought on 30 July 2021 — Hesse v EUIPO — Wedl & Hofmann (Testa Rossa)

(Case T-451/21)

(2021/C 368/49)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Kurt Hesse (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Wedl & Hofmann GmbH (Mils/Hall in Tyrol, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark Testa Rossa — Application for registration No 13 019 047

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 May 2021 in Case R 878/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision to the extent that the opposition should be dismissed also in respect of the following goods:  Class 7 — Bread cutting machines; grating machines for vegetables; coffee grinders (other than hand-operated); electric blenders and kitchen grinders, electric;  Class 21 — Household utensils; |

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| — | order EUIPO 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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