Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.9.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 343/48 |

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Action brought on 5 August 2016 — Altunis v EUIPO — Hotel Cipriani (CIPRIANI)

(Case T-438/16)

(2016/C 343/66)

Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Altunis-Trading, Gestão e Serviços, Lda (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: A. Vanzetti, S. Bergia and G. Sironi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hotel Cipriani Srl (Venice, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration of the word mark ‘CIPRIANI’ designating the European Union — International registration No 1 127 870 designating the European Union

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 June 2016 in Case R 1889/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | reject the opposition filed by Hotel Cipriani s.r.l.; or |

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| — | remit the proceedings to EUIPO in order for it to rule in compliance with the judgment to be delivered; |

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| — | order full reimbursement of the costs of the present proceedings, including those of the previous procedural stages before EUIPO, in favour of Altunis. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Articles 15, 42(2) and 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 and of Rule 23(3) of Regulation No 2868/95 in relation to genuine use of the mark of Hotel Cipriani; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 in relation to the assessment of the similarity between goods and services and the resulting assessment of the likelihood of confusion. |

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