Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 24.8.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 279/53 |

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Action brought on 3 July 2020 — Esteves Lopes Granja v EUIPO — Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (PORTWO GIN)

(Case T-417/20)

(2020/C 279/67)

Language in which the application was lodged: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: Joaquim José Esteves Lopes Granja (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) (represented by: O. Santos Costa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto, IP (Peso da Régua, Portugal)

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 PORTWO GIN — Application for registration No 16 308 462

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 April 2020 in Case R 993/2019-2

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 the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto, IP to pay the costs. |

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 103(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ([OJ 2013 L 347, p. 671](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:TOC)).

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