Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.6.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 213/74 |

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Action brought on 30 April 2019 — Chypre v EUIPO — Filotas Bellas & Yios (Halloumi Vermion grill cheese M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927)

(Case T-281/19)

(2019/C 213/71)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Republic of Cyprus (represented by: S. Malynicz QC (Queen’s Counsel), S. Baran, Barrister, V. Marsland, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Filotas Bellas & Yios AE (Alexandreia Imathias, Greece)

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: European Union figurative mark Halloumi χαλούμι Vermion grill cheese/grill est/grill kase M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927 –European Union trade mark No 12 172 276

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 February 2019 in Case R 2298/2017-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | the Defendant shall bear its own costs and pay those of the Applicant for Annulment. |

Pleas 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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| — | Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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