CELEX: 62017TA0001
Language: en
Date: 2018-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-1/17: Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2018 — La Mafia Franchises v EUIPO — Italy (La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA) (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))

30.4.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 152/31
            
         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)
   
   ((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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders La Mafia Franchises, SL, to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 53, 20.2.2017.