Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 152/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2018 — La Mafia Franchises v EUIPO — Italy (La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA)

(Case T-1/17)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018152EN.01003102-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA - Absolute ground for refusal - Whether contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality - Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 152/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

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

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and by D. Del Gaizo, avvocato dello Stato)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 October 2016 (Case R 803/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between the Italian Republic and La Mafia Franchises.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders La Mafia Franchises, SL, to pay the costs. |

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